From Coravin. 2016s must be in a dumb phase for me, there’s an astringency here and can’t place it. Nothing really fruit-wise stuck out at first, reminds me of a “mixed fruit” jelly at the diner. But over time it grew a little more complex. The finish is long - graphite, dark chocolate, maybe rose or hibiscus petals or maybe it’s dried tea leaves…I could be crazy.
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Vins compris 8nov22. Robe sombre légèrement satinée . Nez vanillé, un peu compoté sur la cerise. Cèdre, goudron en bouche. Petite fermeture mais finesse agréable aujourd’hui. Attendre 5 ans ou carafer 30-40 minutes
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I have to agree with TMSTL. It was a mess out of the bottle, and oxygen did not help it at all. It started off with some decent enough aromatics, but it was very thin and tasted diluted. I did not detect any notes of a flawed or oxidized wine; the components were there, but nothing that spoke of the Château or terroir. Time in the glass didn’t do very much for it, so I waited until the next day. It became an unappetizing, sour elixir, and no one had anything positive to say about it. The rest of the bottle went down the drain. I was thoroughly disappointed despite only having limited expectations of the wine to begin with.
Hoping to discover if the first bottle was just a fluke, I tasted again from a second bottle, purchased from a different retailer at a different time. I was disappointed yet again. Very odd.
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Consumed side-by-side with the 2018. Tasting notes from ~2hrs in
Soft, fragrant, slightly bright nose with dark fruits and white pepper? Plumb with a little bit of green on the palate. Medium body, medium tannins, just a little flat on the finish.
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Tasted this at the ICCCW Domaines Baron de Rothschild Masterclass hosted by Jean-Guillaume Prats & Ch'ng Poh Tiong.
Purple with a crimson hue. Some dark spices, Italian herbs on the nose. Rich and dense on the palate. After 15 mins in the glass, chocolate, dark coffee, oak and toasted notes evolved. Made with 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. Balanced and fresh with chewy tannins.
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During a Lafite Rothschild portfolio tasting. Discrete nose here, restraint and cool with blue fruit and some spices, not revealing much but with excellent balance. A bit thin and watery on the palate, but otherwise ok. I think this will be very correct once mature but it is not among the great Pauillacs in 2016. Drink 2030-2040
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Well this disappointed everyone. Tasted out of the bottle as a tight, tangly mess of tart and funk. Gave it a four hour decant and tried again. Still just a mess. Came back to it at 9 hours, and now it earns an 80. Avoid.
Ich bin ein echter Fan dieses Jahrgangs bei Duhart Milon. Das ist ein schlanker, straffer Pauillac mit vielschichtiger dunkler Frucht und feinen ätherischen Nuancen von Zeder und Tabak. Tolle Frische. Lässt sich trotz seiner reservierten Ader schon jetzt erstaunlich gut trinken, jedoch sollte man lieber 10 Jahre warten, damit er sich ganz zeigen kann. Mit 13 % Alkohol laut Etikett ganz im Stil des Hauses. Wer sich keine Lafite leisten kann oder möchte, ist hier ganz richtig. 94+ 2025-2045
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The 2016 Duhart-Milon starts out as a masterclass in pure blackcurrant, developing thyme, fennel, mineral, and black trumpet notes with air. This is so nicely balanced on the palate - cool, fullish, energetic. This illustrates the svelte, sleek side of Pauillac in 2016 and I may be underrating it a bit due to its slightly reserved, elegant style. 67% CS, 33% M. 93-94 points
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Complex wine. Changed over a 2-hour tasting and drinking period after 5 hours with cork pulled. All things considered, a nice complex wine, but nonetheless more than a little disappointing. Developed a slightly acrid and sour aftertaste after two hours. Dry, medium tannins, high acidity, good nose, medium legs and length. Not sure if this wine needs more time in the cellar (which by all appearances seems like a good idea), was a structurally disjointed wine from the get-go, or whether it just tastes and presents like a mediocre table wine from the region. Tried the next morning and the same off-putting sour taste at the finish was still there. Not a corked bottle. Definitely would not buy again at its price point. Perhaps a full decant in a separate container would have helped.
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Deep Victoria plum colour; showy - heady even- plush, black fruits; well defined, clean& fresh fruit, sleek tannins, poised; good backbone to a polished finish. Lingering. Will age effortlessly. 18
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Grand Cru Cabernet (United Cellars, 140 William Street, Sydney): Polished, compared to the other wines in the bracket (or so far in the tasting) this is the most integrated wine on the nose...nothing is out of place, all 'very correct'. Juicy acidity and pronounced talc textured tannins, softly fruity, slight alcohol warmth. with time the nose starts to show blackcurrant, touches of chocolate, sweet spice. As well as being integrated and eminently quaffable it's a little, for want of a better word, anonymous. Hmm. Expected a lot more.
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Decanted for two hours. A nice, dark garnet. Fresh tobacco, black cherry, cassis, pencil lead and dried truffle. Long and medium to full-bodied, with a halo of blackberry. On the same level as the delightful ‘09, this is quite classic. The tannins are very silky and layered. This is infanticide...as she will age quite well and is very young. Drink 2025 -.
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67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. 13% alcohol.
Superfocused aromas with delightful red tones, blueberries, floral, dust, graphite, and underlying tobacco. Good full bodied wine with lots of classic touches. Delicious fresh red berries, darker fruit peel, stables, wet forrest floor and light spices. Seamless tannins and high acidity. Great Duhart-Milon. 94 points.
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The black raspberries, tobacco leaf and floral notes stand out here. The wine is refined, medium bodied, fresh, elegant and lush, ending with sweet, juicy, ripe dark cherries. The wine was made from a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. Give this 5-8 years of time before popping a cork and enjoy it for the next 20 years after that.
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This is one of the most structured and backwards Duharts I can remember. In fact it didn't really shine until the next day. Starts out with a fairly dark and brooding fruit profile underneath quite a lot of tannic muscle. If it's showing any of its usual "lead pencil" character it's the filling and not the cedar, though it does also betray a bit of raw, dry oak. The next day a lot more berry fruit sweetness seeps through and it comes across both more friendly and more layered - that mineral element has expanded into a sheet of metallic rock - though it is still heavily tannic.
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Floral, black raspberry, tobacco and wet earth scents create the nose. Medium bodied with an elegant palate, the fruit radiates with a fresh, sweet quality and ends with juicy, ripe dark cherries. The wine was made from a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot, which was picked September 26 to October 12.
2/26/2024 - tdanie5 Likes this wine: 92 Points
From Coravin. 2016s must be in a dumb phase for me, there’s an astringency here and can’t place it. Nothing really fruit-wise stuck out at first, reminds me of a “mixed fruit” jelly at the diner. But over time it grew a little more complex. The finish is long - graphite, dark chocolate, maybe rose or hibiscus petals or maybe it’s dried tea leaves…I could be crazy.
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5/10/2023 - stivo wrote: 92 Points
Fine bordeaux, litter unpleasant immature taste after sufficient awakening.
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11/25/2022 - merlotsmile wrote:
Comm Bx
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11/8/2022 - winetobealive wrote: 91 Points
Vins compris 8nov22. Robe sombre légèrement satinée . Nez vanillé, un peu compoté sur la cerise. Cèdre, goudron en bouche. Petite fermeture mais finesse agréable aujourd’hui. Attendre 5 ans ou carafer 30-40 minutes
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10/24/2022 - cshouston Does not like this wine: 74 Points
I have to agree with TMSTL. It was a mess out of the bottle, and oxygen did not help it at all. It started off with some decent enough aromatics, but it was very thin and tasted diluted. I did not detect any notes of a flawed or oxidized wine; the components were there, but nothing that spoke of the Château or terroir. Time in the glass didn’t do very much for it, so I waited until the next day. It became an unappetizing, sour elixir, and no one had anything positive to say about it. The rest of the bottle went down the drain. I was thoroughly disappointed despite only having limited expectations of the wine to begin with.
Hoping to discover if the first bottle was just a fluke, I tasted again from a second bottle, purchased from a different retailer at a different time. I was disappointed yet again. Very odd.
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5/12/2022 - zachb1125 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Consumed side-by-side with the 2018. Tasting notes from ~2hrs in
Soft, fragrant, slightly bright nose with dark fruits and white pepper? Plumb with a little bit of green on the palate. Medium body, medium tannins, just a little flat on the finish.
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11/27/2021 - stayhappy21 wrote: 88 Points
Tasted this at the ICCCW Domaines Baron de Rothschild Masterclass hosted by Jean-Guillaume Prats & Ch'ng Poh Tiong.
Purple with a crimson hue. Some dark spices, Italian herbs on the nose. Rich and dense on the palate. After 15 mins in the glass, chocolate, dark coffee, oak and toasted notes evolved. Made with 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. Balanced and fresh with chewy tannins.
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11/26/2021 - Collector1855 wrote: 92 Points
During a Lafite Rothschild portfolio tasting. Discrete nose here, restraint and cool with blue fruit and some spices, not revealing much but with excellent balance. A bit thin and watery on the palate, but otherwise ok. I think this will be very correct once mature but it is not among the great Pauillacs in 2016. Drink 2030-2040
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11/9/2021 - tmstl Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Well this disappointed everyone. Tasted out of the bottle as a tight, tangly mess of tart and funk. Gave it a four hour decant and tried again. Still just a mess. Came back to it at 9 hours, and now it earns an 80. Avoid.
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3/13/2021 - Mali Likes this wine: 94 Points
Ich bin ein echter Fan dieses Jahrgangs bei Duhart Milon. Das ist ein schlanker, straffer Pauillac mit vielschichtiger dunkler Frucht und feinen ätherischen Nuancen von Zeder und Tabak. Tolle Frische. Lässt sich trotz seiner reservierten Ader schon jetzt erstaunlich gut trinken, jedoch sollte man lieber 10 Jahre warten, damit er sich ganz zeigen kann. Mit 13 % Alkohol laut Etikett ganz im Stil des Hauses. Wer sich keine Lafite leisten kann oder möchte, ist hier ganz richtig. 94+ 2025-2045
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12/28/2020 - englishman's claret wrote: 93 Points
The 2016 Duhart-Milon starts out as a masterclass in pure blackcurrant, developing thyme, fennel, mineral, and black trumpet notes with air. This is so nicely balanced on the palate - cool, fullish, energetic. This illustrates the svelte, sleek side of Pauillac in 2016 and I may be underrating it a bit due to its slightly reserved, elegant style. 67% CS, 33% M. 93-94 points
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10/17/2020 - winedude707 wrote:
110$
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10/3/2020 - tundraline Likes this wine: 87 Points
Complex wine. Changed over a 2-hour tasting and drinking period after 5 hours with cork pulled. All things considered, a nice complex wine, but nonetheless more than a little disappointing. Developed a slightly acrid and sour aftertaste after two hours. Dry, medium tannins, high acidity, good nose, medium legs and length. Not sure if this wine needs more time in the cellar (which by all appearances seems like a good idea), was a structurally disjointed wine from the get-go, or whether it just tastes and presents like a mediocre table wine from the region. Tried the next morning and the same off-putting sour taste at the finish was still there. Not a corked bottle. Definitely would not buy again at its price point. Perhaps a full decant in a separate container would have helped.
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9/26/2020 - hprphf wrote: 92 Points
Magnum. Decanted for 5 hours. Ruby, dark, grassy, meaty, ripe, licorice, weighty. Deep nose, sweet and shy. Still coming together on the palate. 92+
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9/22/2020 - chbeaumont wrote: 95 Points
Deep Victoria plum colour; showy - heady even- plush, black fruits; well defined, clean& fresh fruit, sleek tannins, poised; good backbone to a polished finish. Lingering. Will age effortlessly. 18
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7/23/2020 - chatters wrote:
Grand Cru Cabernet (United Cellars, 140 William Street, Sydney): Polished, compared to the other wines in the bracket (or so far in the tasting) this is the most integrated wine on the nose...nothing is out of place, all 'very correct'. Juicy acidity and pronounced talc textured tannins, softly fruity, slight alcohol warmth. with time the nose starts to show blackcurrant, touches of chocolate, sweet spice. As well as being integrated and eminently quaffable it's a little, for want of a better word, anonymous. Hmm. Expected a lot more.
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12/25/2019 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted for two hours. A nice, dark garnet. Fresh tobacco, black cherry, cassis, pencil lead and dried truffle. Long and medium to full-bodied, with a halo of blackberry. On the same level as the delightful ‘09, this is quite classic. The tannins are very silky and layered. This is infanticide...as she will age quite well and is very young. Drink 2025 -.
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11/28/2019 - Andre Brattland wrote: 94 Points
67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. 13% alcohol.
Superfocused aromas with delightful red tones, blueberries, floral, dust, graphite, and underlying tobacco. Good full bodied wine with lots of classic touches. Delicious fresh red berries, darker fruit peel, stables, wet forrest floor and light spices. Seamless tannins and high acidity. Great Duhart-Milon. 94 points.
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10/8/2019 - lolo66 wrote: 91 Points
Enjoyable and surprising how much this can be drunk at this stage. Tasted blind, and was thinking new world - which tells you something.
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9/21/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
The black raspberries, tobacco leaf and floral notes stand out here. The wine is refined, medium bodied, fresh, elegant and lush, ending with sweet, juicy, ripe dark cherries. The wine was made from a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. Give this 5-8 years of time before popping a cork and enjoy it for the next 20 years after that.
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8/20/2019 - Ianjaig Likes this wine: 91 Points
Caros wine tasting (one glass). Lovely nose (old leather)? Sweet finish, cassis dominates.
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3/23/2019 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is one of the most structured and backwards Duharts I can remember. In fact it didn't really shine until the next day. Starts out with a fairly dark and brooding fruit profile underneath quite a lot of tannic muscle. If it's showing any of its usual "lead pencil" character it's the filling and not the cedar, though it does also betray a bit of raw, dry oak. The next day a lot more berry fruit sweetness seeps through and it comes across both more friendly and more layered - that mineral element has expanded into a sheet of metallic rock - though it is still heavily tannic.
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4/29/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
Floral, black raspberry, tobacco and wet earth scents create the nose. Medium bodied with an elegant palate, the fruit radiates with a fresh, sweet quality and ends with juicy, ripe dark cherries. The wine was made from a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot, which was picked September 26 to October 12.
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