Chateau Duhart-Milon Blanc 2021 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine sage brush

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though it still carries the mineral intensity and structure that makes this vintage rewarding

gently honeyed edge

fruits and freshness

The name is not code for anything romantic: Virgile Lignier labels this wine for the tank it lives in (No

Chateau Duhart-Milon Blanc 2021 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine sage brushA 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.