Château Duhart Milon 1986 SD
Château Duhart Milon 1986 is a red wine from Pauillac, Bordeaux, classified as a 4ème Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Produced by Château Duhart Milon, it combines 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. The Wine Advocate awards it 87/100 and indicated a tasting period from 2003 to 2012. Critics describe a deep and rich wine with nuances of cassis, cedar, herbs, and spiced wood, featuring tannins that remain present without being overpowering.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Duhart Milon
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot
Château Duhart Milon
Château Duhart-Milon is a Pauillac estate, classified as a Fourth Grand Cru in the 1855 classification. Situated next to Château Lafite Rothschild, it has been owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) since 1962. Its 76-hectare vineyard, situated on the Milon hillside to the west of Lafite, is predominantly planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
- Owner
- Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)
- Maître de chais
- Éric Kohler
- Surface (ha)
- 76.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 180 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Vineyards in the Milon area are documented as early as the beginning of the 18th century and contributed to the income of the Lord of Lafite at that time. Jean Duhart, a sailor and privateer under Louis XV, married Suzanne Casteja in 1778; she came from a Bordeaux family that owned vineyards in the Médoc, and the couple settled on the Milon hillside. On the death of Suzanne Casteja in 1838, her nephew Pierre Casteja inherited 14 hectares of vineyards and consolidated them with other plots. The estate’s wine took the name Duhart-Milon in 1868. The wine is listed amongst the fourth grands crus classés of Pauillac in the 1855 classification. The Casteja family retained the land until 1937, after which it was divided amongst several owners. Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) purchased the estate in 1962 and gradually reassembled the vineyard. The cellars were renovated in 2003. Today, Éric Kohler is the technical director of Château Duhart-Milon and Château Lafite Rothschild.
