| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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Very fresh and clear with wonderful brightness of dark fruits. Full body, fine and chewy tannins. Best ever?
A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, the 2015 Moulin Saint Georges is medium to deep garnet in color. It waltzes out with notions of cedar, tilled soil, and fallen leaves, giving way to a core of stewed black plums, dried mulberries, and fruit cake, with a touch of tobacco. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is chock-full of black fruit preserves and savory accents, with plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and opulent.
Tasted blind. Floral, well-balanced nose. Rather dry start but confident and not playing the (over)ripeness card. Bravo! Hint of mint. Clean and fresh and with energy but at the moment a bit dry on the end, though persistent.
Drink 2025-2038
Notes of strawberries, cherries, spice and exotic flower notes all emerge from the 2015 Château Moulin Saint Georges, which comes from a tiny Saint-Emilion estate run by Alain Vauthier. A blend 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc that was brought up in 85% New French oak, it’s medium to full-bodied, ripe, yet elegant, finesses driven beauty that has fine, fine tannin and a terrific finish. It’s a beautiful wine that will only get better with short-term cellaring and keep for 15-20 years. 2018 - 2038
Bright and fresh both nose and palate has a mix of red fruits. Richer and sweeter in the middle the ripe fruits supported by fine tannins the ripeness giving richness and depth on the finish. 2021-31
One of a number of impressive “lesser” wines from the Ausone stable in 2015, this is
fine, floral and well balanced, with stylishly integrated oak, granular tannins and bright,
supporting acidity. Crucially, it wasn’t picked too late, and it shows. Drink: 2020-28
This is a step up from de Fonbel (q.v.) and a wine with a much more expressive Merlot nose and some good, round fruit.
The oak is fairly stern but this doesn’t seem to get in the way of the richness of the fruit. Nicely made and also fairly spicy,
this is a very smart wine with a good medium-term life ahead of it.
The 2015 Moulin St Georges is a blend of 80% Merlot picked 2, 5 and 10 October and 20% Cabernet Franc picked on 5 October, matured in 85% new oak. At the moment, the bouquet is showing the new oak component, with broody black fruit underneath. The palate is medium-bodied and seems to have absorbed the wood quicker than the nose, smooth and sensual with touches of dark chocolate lining the long finish. Give this 4-6 years in bottle. Drink 2020-2040
This property is owned and managed by the Vauthier family of Château Ausone. The 2015 Moulin Saint-Georges is blended of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 85% new. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it reveals a gorgeous plum preserves, licorice and blackberry pie-laced nose with touches of cedar chest, cigar box, black olives and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and very firmly textured with grainy tannins, it has a lively backbone supporting the generous black fruit, finishing with lingering savory notes. Give it a good 5 years or more in bottle and drink it over the next 20+ years. 2023 - 2043
Very dark and glossy. Intense sweet oak in evidence on the nose. Very polished and well made because on the palate the fruit trumps the oak. Glossy, ambitious stuff that seems to be much more ambitious than it used to be.
Drink 2023-2035
