Chateau Moulin Saint Georges 2023

WEINWISSER: "85 % Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Franc. Delikates dicht verwobenes Bouquet, frischer Schattenmorellensaft, Veilchen und Preiselbeer-Drops. Am geradlinigen Gaumen mit weicher Textur, vibrierender Rasse, engmaschigem Tanninkorsett und straffem Körper. Im konzentrierten langen Finale schwarze Johannisbeere, edle Cassiswürze und körnige Adstringenz. Überzeugt mich dieses Jahr durch seine ungeheure Präzision."

JAMES SUCKLING: "The tannins provide a powdery and layered sense to this, spreading across the palate. It's full and layered with firm depth and length. Blueberries and crush stones. Four-square. Some limestone with the clay. 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc."

VINUM: "Dunkelfruchtig, noch etwas vom Holz geprägt, blonder Tabak, Pflaume, Zartbitterschokolade; straffer Gaumen, druckvoll, bleibt elegant, guter Spannungsbogen, saftige Frucht, herbes Finish. Gelungen!"

DECANTER: "As ever a lovely wine, even in this challenging vintage, with black cherry and wet stone. This has a certain austerity on the palate but with reasurring and pleasingly cool peppermint chocolate and seashell freshness. Some toasty notes from the oak complement obstruct the fruit a touch - the wine ages in 100% new oak. From a west-facing limestone hillside, near the southern entrance to St-Emilion, the soils of clay and limestone worked well for a solid 3.65pH to balance the alcohol. Potential for a higher score, but being careful here."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zarte Kräuterwürze, feine rote Waldbeeren sind unterlegt, zart nach Lakritze, kandierte Orangenzesten, floraler Touch, einladendes Bukett. Mittlerer Körper, zart nach Gewürznelken, angenehme Frische, mineralisch und anhaftend, ein Hauch von Nugat im Nachhall, hat Potenzial, ein finessenreicher Speisenbegleiter."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, cherries, black raspberries, and plums offer the wines fragrant profile. The wine is elegant, silky, fresh, medium-bodied, and energetic, with a soft, supple, creamy, black cherry, licorice, and earthy finish, with just hint of cocoa on the backend. 85% percent Merlot, with 15% Cabernet Franc create the blend. Drink from 2027-2042."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The Vauthier family produced a slightly oaky, complex 2023 Moulin St Georges with aromas of vanilla, spices and dark wild berries. Medium to full-bodied, dense and rich with chewy tannins and a taut, chalky texture, it’s perfectly balanced with a fleshy texture and a long, penetrating finish. This blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc will spend 18 months in new oak barrels."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, the 2023 Moulin Saint-Georges has a deep garnet-purple color. It features fragrant notions of rose bud tea and cinnamon stick, leading to a core of red and black plums, charcoal, and bay leaves. The medium-bodied palate offers refreshing red fruit and baking spice flavors, with a lively line and plush tannins, finishing on an earthy note."