Chateau Duhart-Milon Blanc 2021 JULY42024 Made with 80% whole bunches

Made with 80% whole bunches and no punch-downs

This is his calling card: roughly 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay

unmistakably Pinot

Great structure and fine tannic presence in the mouth

drizzle over ice-cream

Chateau Duhart-Milon Blanc 2021 JULY42024 Made with 80% whole bunchesA relatively new release from the Lafite owned Pauillac estate, this is one of the rare whites to emerge from a famous Left Bank red wine chateau. Because Pauillac AOC permits only reds, the wine is bottled as Bordeaux Blanc a Semillon led blend with Sauvignon Blanc, made with the same Domaines Barons de Rothschild precision behind the celebrated Duhart Milon Pauillac. Fresh, mineral, and quietly serious. A curiosity worth knowing about.