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James Suckling: A juicy and savory red with blackberry, chocolate, dried meat and earth aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with plenty of flavor and a forest floor aftertaste. Ripe tannins. A blend of 73% cabernet sauvignon and 27% merlot."
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Decanter: Fragrant blackcurrants and dried herbs on the nose. Really succulent and grippy straight away, immediately so charming and soft, almost creamy with a touch of powdery tannins - but such depth and concentration of fruit - ripe but still cool, you get flesh but freshness too. Such great construction - nothing over the top. There’s fleshy tannins, round mouthfeel but such elegance and refinement with the vein of bright, tangy, driving acidity that just carries the overall expression. So long. Brilliant. 13% press wine."
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Falstaff: Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine dunkle Waldbeerfrucht, Nuancen von Brombeeren und Kirschen, zarte Edelholzwürze, Mandarinenzesten unterlegt, ein Hauch von Nougat im Hintergrund. Saftig, elegant, Herzkirschen, reife, integrierte Tannine, mineralisch-zitronig, etwas Ribisel im Nachhall, zeigt Länge und Reifepotenzial."
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Jane Anson: Fragrant and floral on the opening, with chalky tannins and a gorgeous lift through the palate, showing crayon, raspberry, cassis and cherry pit. There is a delicacy and finesse evident in this Duhart, very pretty, with a less powerful structure than the 2022 vintage. 3.77ph. 27hl/h yields. Rain in this part of Pauillac saw 80mm over Easter then nothing until 25mm on June 22, and 30mm end of July, so two very important moments to counter the heatwave. Then temperatures cooled until August 11-15 before spikes of real heat, 40+C, until the summer broke at the end of August with 55mm of rain, then another 60mm up until the harvest. Harvest started September 2, same as in 2022."
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Wine Advocate: A blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot, the 2025 Duhart-Milon is a lovely classic in the making, offering up notes of wild blueberries, cassis, rose petals and orange zest, followed by a medium- to full-bodied, pure and polished palate that's lively, harmonious and suave. It checks in at a modest 12.5% alcohol."
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Jeb Dunnuck: A Cabernet-dominant blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot, the 2025 Château Duhart-Milon opens with beautiful Pauillac aromatics of cassis and black raspberries intermixed with graphite, lead pencil, violets, and chalky minerality. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has a pure, graceful, seamless mouthfeel, remarkable purity, and just gorgeous tannins. It has a certain understated elegance that grows on you with time in the glass."
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Duhart-Milon is composed of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot. The nose is so fragrant, offering gregarious notes of juicy blueberries and cassis with an undercurrent of lilacs, lavender, and cinnamon stick, with a touch of camphor. The light- to medium-bodied palate is elegant and refreshing with beautifully fine-grained tannins and bright, sparkly black fruit layers, finishing fragrant. The alcohol is 12.5%."
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The Wine Cellar Insider: Cigar wrappers, black currants, with tobacco leaf, licorice, and mint aromatics pop in the nose. The medium-bodied palate is lively, fresh, juicy, and most importantly pure. The fruits are soft, elegant, and refined from start to finish, where you enjoy is wealth of cassis, chocolate, and gentle touch of mint. Give it just a year, or two in the bottle, and this is going to be even better. The wine is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 27% Merlot. 12.5% ABV. Harvesting took place September 4 - September 20. Drink from 2029-2050."
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Vinum: Der Duft erinnert an einen frisch gemachten Waldbeerenkompott mit Vanille-Eis; am Gaumen cremig und druckvoll, dabei feingliedrig, süsse Frucht, top Tannin, ausgezeichnete Balance, sehr gute Länge. Einmal mehr ein Duhart der mit Finesse und Präzision besticht."
