Château Duhart-Milon, previously also Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild, is a

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in the

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of the

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region of

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History

As the story goes, "Sieur Duhart" was a

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who settled in Pauillac. His house inspired the wine's label. During the XVIIth century, under the management of the , the vineyard was used for Château Lafite's second wine. During the 1830s, the land was purchased by the Castéja family. A 110-acre vineyard was created and later renamed Château Duhart-Milon. The Castéja family sold Duhart-Milon in 1937, and five owners managed the château in the following twenty-five years. Château Duhart-Milon was acquired by Domaines Barons de Rothschild in 1962. The wine produced here was classified as one of ten Quatrièmes Crus Classés (Fourth Growths) in the historic

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Description

The Château, adjacent to the

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, has planted with

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(67%) and

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(33%). The Château produces a

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under the label ''Moulin de Duhart''. It is managed by Eric Kohler since 2015.

References

External links

Château Duhart-Milon site
Bordeaux wine producers Rothschild family residences {{coord, 45.1979, -0.7470, display=title, notes=