2015 Château Moulin-à-Vent Champ de Cour
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Very dark like elderberry juice. Dark and fragrant. Better integrated and lots of dry tannins though not in the least tough. Firm and dry and dark but not without juice. Dense, very fine-grained and fresh for 2015. Moreish, dry, long. (JH)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Deep ruby. Explosive, oak-spice- and mineral-accented aromas of red and dark berry liqueur, incense and vanilla pick up cola and earthy rhubarb notes with aeration. Sweet and deeply concentrated but almost shockingly lively and focused on the palate, offering intense raspberry preserve, cherry cola, spicecake and floral pastille flavors and a bracing jolt of minerality on the back half. Finishes smooth, sweet and extremely long, with resonating floral and spice notes and velvety tannins that come in slowly to add shape and gentle grip.
The 2015 Moulin A Vent Champs de Cour comes from granitic soils and is 35% aged in oak using the same percentage of new wood over 12 months. It offers lovely brambly red berry fruit on the nose, crisp and well defined with hints of rose petal. The palate is well balanced with supple, ripe tannin, well judged acidity and neatly integrated oak. There is just a hint of salted licorice that lends complexity to the finish. I love the mouthfeel here, with a touch of graininess towards the finish that lingers long in the mouth.
Lower than Vérillats. Fresher, and splits the difference between the Cuvée du Château and Vérillats. (JR)