If you’re looking for a special French red to save for a special occasion, you won’t do much better than a beautiful St Emilion Grand Cru like this, from the oldest winemaking region in Bordeaux. Made from the best fruit on select plots of Alexandre’s Chateau Armens estate.

While kings and queens want to be seen drinking the glorious Barolo and Barbaresco, they sip on something else behind closed doors. The rumor is that the royals speak highly of nebbiolo but in the royal chambers they choose Barbera for delicious company. Barbera wines don’t have the prestige of the nebbiolo wines. And they’ve gone in and out of fashion through the years.

Château Duhart-Milon, the only Fourth Growth in Pauillac, is closely linked to its renowned sister property, Château Lafite Rothschild, sharing the same winemaking team and ownership under the Domains de Barons de Rothschild. The estate boasts exceptional terroir with gravel, limestone, and clay soils.

TASTING NOTES:
Colour: Fine intense colour.

Nose: Very complex aromatic bouquet of fresh and cooked fruit, undergrowth, garrigue, pepper and fresh vegetal notes.

Palate: Generous expression of fruit, the balance is harmonious and full-bodied, supported by fine tannins which bring a pleasant freshness.