2013 Moulin St Georges
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Even proprietor Alain Vauthier’s perfectionist/obsessive viticultural and winemaking work couldn’t pull out a gem from this small estate in the St. Emilion. He did it with Ausone, but not here. Hard acids, a rather one-dimensional, shallow mouthfeel, but decent fruit in the nose and attack, without any obvious vegetal characteristics or astringent tannins, make for a drinkable, but essentially simple, wine. Consume it over the next 4-5 years.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Bright black fruit, lots of concentration on the palate. Intense but not overbearing. Really tame tannins. Attractive liquorice-and-granite sort of character. Intriguing – has promise. (RH)
A vibrant, chiseled wine, the 2013 Moulin Saint-Georges graces the palate with dark blue/purplish fruit, violets, cloves, menthol and new leather. The flavors are bright, focused and beautifully articulated in a wine that will deliver considerable pleasure right out of the gate. The 2013 finishes with lovely freshness and energy. In 2013 the blend is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, all harvested between October 3 and 7. This is a terrific showing from Moulin Saint-Georges and the Vauthier family. Tasted twice.
About the producer
Bottled as a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Ch. Moulin Saint-Georges has risen to prominence under the ownership of the Vauthier family, of Ch. Ausone.