Colin Hay om:
Chateau Duhart Milon Rothschild 4eme Cru
(Pauillac; 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot; a final yield of 27 hl/ha; 12.5% ABV; tasted with Eric Kohler at Duhart-Milon). Subtle and refined even in the context of the vintage, with a lovely aromatic presence, very dark berry-fruited and very Duhart, exactly as I expect, with that signature cool and here almost haunting, ethereal beauty. Supple, tender, cool at the core, spherical in form and radiant but relaxed and totally harmonious. Neither solar nor austere, this dances the line between the two. There's great purity and the most gracious of tannins. The engagement of those tannins is striking as is the energy imparted, with the pinch and grip crafting a lovely fantail on the finish. Radiant and fresh, but serious and intimate at the same time.