Chateau Duhart-Milon Pauillac 2015 champagne-template Classical Saint-Estèphe under the hands

Classical Saint-Estèphe under the hands of Champagne Louis Roederer

it is doing the thing that makes aged Bordeaux worth the wait: the fruit has folded into tobacco

a nearly feral edge

and considerably more serious than a cheerful bubble usually is

Red C is the approachable everyday sibling to founder Jeff Morgan's flagship kosher Cabernet—same serious winemaking

Chateau Duhart-Milon Pauillac 2015 champagne-template Classical Saint-Estèphe under the handsA more classical, structured counterpoint to the opulent 2009: the 2015 Duhart Milon is still primary, with plenty of cellaring upside. Owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), the estate is a Pauillac Fourth Growth located on the Milon hillside west of the Carruades plateau. 2015 was a warm, even vintage on the Left Bank, and Duhart's Cabernet heavy blend shows precision and freshness rather than weight. Drink now with decanting or hold