Pauillac · vintage 2015
Why this vintage
- 94/100 from Wine Enthusiastand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2015 vintage in PauillacA hot summer tempered by August rains gave expansive wines, with rounded tannins and generous fruit.
Critic scores
- Wine Enthusiast94
- James Suckling93
- Vinous91
- Wine Spectator91
- Wine Advocate90
- Decanter90
The 2015 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 93/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A hot summer tempered by August rains gave expansive wines, with rounded tannins and generous fruit.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pauillac. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
The wine has a beautiful dark garnet red color. The nose is deep, good harmony between the classic young oak character of our TDD and the fresh fruits of the wine. Beautiful licorice notes. On the palate it develops quickly and is immediately very present. It is constant, balanced and opens to a great length. Beautiful finish with notes of cherries. Very good ageing potential.
Blend of the 2015 vintage
- 73 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 27 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2015 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, sauvignon blanc, sauvignon gris, sémillon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2015 sheet
- 260,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
After destemming and light crushing, the vatting of Duhart-Milon lasts 28 days. The winemaking, entirely traditional, is carried out with great care by the team of Charles Chevallier, the Director of Château Lafite.
Ageing
14 months at 50% new oak.
Terroir
The vineyard of Château Duhart-Milon lies almost as a single block on the western side of Château Lafite Rothschild, on the Milon slope that extends the Carruades plateau of Lafite. The Château Duhart-Milon estate comprises 76 ha of vines. The soils are fine gravels mixed with aeolian sands over a subsoil of Tertiary limestone. Strict control of yields, hand harvesting and a great deal of work carried out by hand throughout the year.
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Texts and documents 2015
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.