Chateau Duhart-Milon (Pauillac) 2000

For a so-called vintage of the century, I expected more from this fourth-growth Rothschild (Lafite branch)-owned Pauillac. Once you get past the hype, however, it was a very pleasant wine to accompany Seared Duck Breast with Pomegranate Molasses and Mâche Salad with Blood Oranges, Pistachios, and Pomegranate (swapping butter lettuce for the Mâche). Deep ruby (having thrown only a modest amount of sediment). The flavor and bouquet associations included tobacco, leather, cedar, dried red and black fruits, and cassis. As Helen aptly remarked, it smells like an old-time English study. Grade: B+