Chateau Duhart Milon 2003

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A spectacular wine, and one that could have been bought for a song when it was released, this blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot was cropped at 33 hectoliters per hectare. Strutting all of its nobility, richness and majesty in 2014, it boasts abundant notes of cedarwood, creme de cassis, licorice and a hint of lead pencil shavings. Full-bodied, rich, dense and fully mature, it is capable of lasting another 7-10 years. This beauty is a big-time sleeper of the vintage."

WEINWISSER: "Sehr tiefes Granat, violetter Schimmer. Fruchtig, so viel Cassis wie noch nie, komplex, Teearomen. Grossartiger, feiner Gaumen, fast seidige Tannine, Malztöne, Kandis und Schwarztee, toller Rückhalt. Ein völlig anderes Duhart-Erlebnis als bei früheren Primeurproben, der beste Duhart seit Jahren, dicht hinter der Pauillac-Elite; die Neupositionierung im letzten Jahr trägt erste Früchte."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Spicy and gamey, but rich and wonderful on the nose. Full bodied, with round and velvety tannins and a long, sweet tobacco and ripe fruit aftertaste. Decadent and yummy right now, but needs another four or five years. Find the wine."

WINE SPECTATOR: "Blackberry with toasted oak and coffee aromas. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long finish. Lovely texture to this wine. Dense and refined. Very tight right now. One of the best I have tasted from this estate. Best after 2009. 20,000 cases made."