Château Duhart Milon Rothschild 4eme Cru, Pauillac, 2012

In a vintage that tested producers throughout the Médoc, Duhart-Milon responded with a wine of honest, well-made character. The 2012 is a notch below the estate's finest expressions but speaks clearly of its appellation: dark fruit, graphite, and cedar on the nose; a structured palate with firm tannins and persistent Pauillac fruit. It is a wine for those who value sincerity over spectacle, and who understand that even in less celebrated vintages, Pauillac at this address carries the authority of a storied terroir.