Château Duhart-Milon 2016

I remember how delicious this was at en primeur, and it remains a stately, elongated, perfectly poised Pauillac. It’s austere, certainly, but is also full of rich fruit pared down by a slate texture, the sense of minerality scraping along the palate as you approach the blackcurrant leaf and tobacco finish. It’s excellent quality, and clearly a vintage that suits the personality of Duhart – juicy but restrained. Matured in 50% new oak. Drinking window: 2024-2040. Score – 95. (Jane Anson, decanter.com, Oct. 7, 2018)