Château Duhart-Milon

The vintage

After a flowering that was disrupted by fairly cool temperatures, 1995 was a very sunny year with a dry summer, bringing together the ideal conditions to allow our grapes to fully develop their aromatic and taste potential. The rain finally came at the beginning of September, bringing a beneficial freshness to the balance of this vintage.

Location

Pauillac is located on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, approximately 40km north of Bordeaux. With the tempering influence of the estuary and a great diversity of soils originating from both the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, Pauillac boasts exceptional climate and geological conditions for the production of outstanding wines.

Terroir

Château Duhart-Milon’s vineyard consists of a single block of vines adjacent to Château Lafite Rothschild, on the hillside to the west of the Carruades plateau. The property has 76 hectares of vines. The soil consists of fine gravel mixed with aeolian sand on a tertiary limestone.

Winemaking

Château Duhart-Milon is made according to traditional Bordeaux methods. The grapes are carefully sorted and placed in concrete or stainless-steel vats depending on their provenance for alcoholic fermentation. Gentle pumping over is carried out during fermentation to optimize extraction. Total maceration time is about 20 days before racking. Following this rigorous selection, the wine is blended and transferred to oak barrels (50% new).
Once the wines have undergone malolactic fermentation, they are transferred to French oak barrels made by the Tonnellerie des Domaines in Pauillac. Each barrel is tasted individually in December in order to determine which ones will be selected for the grand vin.

Tasting

Beautiful dense garnet color. Fruits are accompanied by leather and vegetal aromas. Very well balanced on the palate, this wine reveals a strong character with fine tannins ending with a long finish.

Alcohol content

Grapes

Cabernet sauvignon : 80 %
Merlot : 20 %

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