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WEINWISSER: "Feingliedriges rotbeeriges Bouquet, zarter Veilchenduft, Schattenmorellen-Nektar, Graphit und edle Cassiswürze. Am saftigen Gaumen mit „sapidité“, stützender Rasse, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und geradlinigem Körper. Im konzentrierten langen Finale Wildkirsche, dunkle Mineralik und feinkörnige Adstringenz. Rekord an Cabernet-Sauvignon-Anteil in diesem Blend."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "So much pure graphite and lead pencil here, together with blackcurrant and iodine aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with creamy and velvety tannins that are very polished. Cedar and some tobacco box. Deep and layered. Al-dente tannins. Precise."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 Duhart-Milon pops from the glass with notes of wild blueberries, black cherries, and fresh mulberries giving way to underlying hints of cardamom, licorice, and charcoal. The medium-bodied palate is chock full of bright, black fruits with fine-grained tannins and lovely, well-knit freshness, finishing with a real skip in its step. The blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, with an alcohol of 13.1%. "We've been restructuring the vineyard for the past 8 years, with a little bit more Cabernet Sauvignon, although we also have good terroir for Merlot," says Saskia de Rothschild. "The planting density is lower - down to 7,000 vines per hectare.""
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Black currant, plums, chocolate, cigar box, and flowers fill the nose. Medium-bodied, fresh, forward, soft, and creamy, the spicy, black with red currants with their sweet, and savory character are going to offer pleasure shortly after release. Yet, this should age for up 2 decades as well. The wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Merlot. 13.1% ABV, 3.8 pH.15% Press wine. Drink from 2028-2050."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon (picked late, between September 25 and October 3) and 20% Merlot, the 2023 Duhart-Milon has turned out beautifully, unfurling in the glass with aromas of cassis, cherries and dark berries mingled with hints of mint, cedar and spice box. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, it's deep and concentrated, with an ample core of cool but ripe fruit, sweet tannins and a long, penetrating finish."
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VINUM: "Zart im Duft, delikat am Gaumen, präzise Tanninstruktur, viel Eleganz und Länge. Ein ungemein finessenreicher Duhart."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2023 Château Duhart-Milon is much more Cabernet-dominated and has cassis, graphite, and sappy, floral, and lead pencil notes as well as medium-bodied richness. It's pure and has terrific overall balance, a notable sense of freshness (pH is 3.8), and building tannins."
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FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feines Nugat, reife Herzkirschen, zart nach Heidelbeeren, kandierte Orangenzesten, tabakige Würze. Komplex, saftig, reife dunkle Beerenfrucht, zarte Tannine, mineralisch im Abgang, ein eleganter, balancierter Speisenbegleiter."
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DECANTER: "Fresh red fruits, crisp and crunchy with raspberry and cranberry. Juicy and fresh, really alive in the mouth, lovely soft tannins and bright acidity gives the sense of life. Clean and lean, there’s no flesh here at all, straight and well defined with powdery tannins and some hints of oak around the edges. Still quite quiet but defined, there’s tannins and structure but an easiness and cool classicism on show too."
