70% Cabernet Sauvignon / 30% Merlot
With layers of classic cassis and plum, plus notes of cedar and cinnamon-clove. Smooth tannin & medium length finishing.
A tiny estate of 5 hectares on deep knolls of graves with natural drainage
A “Grand Cru Classé” vineyard, right next door to Château Mouton Rothschild
A Cabernet Sauvignon (70%) and merlot blend, mostly from old vines
The guidance of the Peyronie family, who has lived in Pauillac since 1700
Ch. Tour du Roch Milon was purchased in the 1940s by Robert Peyronie
The advising of brilliant oenologist Michel Rolland
A 15-month aging in barrels (15% new) light mint notes combine with the intense fruit expression
Chateau La Tour du Roch-Milon, Pauillac, 2019
The vines of Château Tour du Roch-Milon perch on the same gravelly ridge as Château Mouton Rothschild, one of Bordeaux’s ‘famous five’ First Growths. In fact, their vines share the same vineyard, demarcated only by different coloured stakes at the end of the rows. But because no official château existed here when Bordeaux properties were classified back in 1855, Tour du Roch-Milon missed out on becoming a classed growth like its neighbours. That quirk of fate means it’s something of a fine wine lover’s secret bargain
