Chateau Duhart-Milon Moulin de Duhart Pauillac 2022 750ml

Moulin de Duhart is the second wine of Château Duhart-Milon, a Fourth Growth in Pauillac under the 1855 classification. The Rothschild family of Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) has owned it since 1962. Its 76 hectares lie in one block beside Lafite, on the hillside west of the Carruades plateau.

The 2022 is 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, unusually Merlot-led for Pauillac. It's fermented in concrete and steel vats with about 10 days of maceration, then aged 12 months in two-year-old French oak barrels. Drought and July heatwaves marked the vintage. It's 13.5% alcohol.

US importer Palm Bay describes roasted notes, ripe red fruit and fresh cherry, with soft, silky, dense tannins and a long finish. Vinous calls it medium-bodied, pliant and impressive.

Against Chateau Duhart-Milon 2016, Moulin de Duhart is the estate's earlier-drinking second wine; for Rothschild Pauillac to open in the next few years, choose Moulin de Duhart.

Wine Enthusiast suggests drinking from 2027, and Jeff Leve gives 2027 to 2037. Serve with roast lamb or ribeye.

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