Descripción

El viñedo del Château Duhart-Milon se extiende en un bloque casi ininterrumpido por el lado oeste del Château Lafite Rothschild. Potente, con un amplio abanico aromático, una óptima acidez y una gran estructura, este vino augura una increíble evolución en botella. Esta añada ha conquistado a los críticos más prestigiosos.

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2022
Grado
14.0% vol.
Variedad
78% Cabernet sauvignon, 22% Merlot
Origen
Pauillac

Cata

Nariz
Expresiva, potente y amplia. Regala aromas de cerezas, de grosellas y de ciruelas negras que dan paso a notas minerales, de arándanos y de tabaco y de especias.
Boca
Sabrosa, jugosa, potente y profunda. Tiene estructura pero unos taninos sedosos. La óptima acidez aporta equilibrio al conjunto.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Los viñedos se ubican sobre las lomas de Milon, justo a continuación de la meseta Carruades de Lafite.
Edad
30 años de media
Suelo
Fina grava mezclada con arenas eólicas sobre un subsuelo calcáreo de origen terciario.
Clima
Marítimo. 2022 será recordada como un año muy cálido y muy seco.
Cosecha
Tuvo lugar entre el 31 de agosto y el 28 de septiembre de 2022.
Vinificación
Fermentación en depósitos de acero inoxidable.
Envejecimiento
Crianza de entre 10 y 18 meses en barricas de roble francés (40% nuevas) y un 15% en tinaja de barro.

Opinión de los críticos

James Suckling:

The tension here comes from chalky tannins and lovely tobacco, herbs, cedar and cigar-box character. Currants and blue fruits. It's medium-bodied with lovely fruit and light-citrus bitterness. Firm and intense with an excellent finish. One of the best Duharts I have tasted. Try after 2028.

Jeb Dunnuck:

The Grand Vin 2022 Château Duhart-Milon is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot. It brings more richness as well as classic Pauillac character in its lead pencil, graphite, tobacco, and red and black fruit-driven aromatics. With gorgeous richness, a medium to full bodied mouthfeel, and a great finish, this utterly classic, seamless, balanced Pauillac should be snatched up by readers. It's going to give the 2009 a run for its money. 94-96+

Decanter:

Ripe fruit on the nose, cherries, blackcurrants and plums, fresh, open and inviting. Sleek and smooth, this is intense but juicy giving tannic strength, just shy of chewy but appealingly chalky and fleshy giving a mouthfilling texture while the stony, saline, spiced edge to the tannins and cool blueberry and mint give the freshness. The tannins stand out here, present and at the fore, but well textured, crushed velvet but juicy with high acidity and a sharpness that counters the clear power underneath. Ageing will incorporate 40% of new oak plus up to 15% of amphora based on current trials. Harvest 31 August to 28 September.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2022 Duhart-Milon is showing beautifully, bursting from the glass with aromas of mulberries, blackcurrants, pencil shavings and rose petal. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and textural, it's sweet and layered, with a gourmand core of fruit underpinned by powdery tannins and lively acids. A decade ago, Duhart could be a somewhat austere wine, but today it's much more integrated and harmonious. The 2022 is a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot.