CHÂTEAU MOULIN RICHE

The 2020 Moulin Riche is quite backward on the nose, dark berry fruit, black tea and brown spices gradually unfurling with aeration. The palate is rounded on the entry, lightly spiced with white pepper and touches of fennel. This gains depth in the glass as it responds to aeration with just a little chewiness towards the finish that should soften with bottle age. Drinking range: 2024 - 2035 Rating: 90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2023)

A medium-bodied red with blackberry, dark-chocolate and spice character. Round, creamy tannins. Builds on the palate at the end. Rating: 92-93 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2021)

This is an expressive vintage for Moulin Riche with a robust, full-frontal attack of juicy Cabernet coupled with a decent sprinkling of tannin which certainly pricks the palate with its raw energy. The oak is prominent on the nose but more settled on the palate and there is more than enough gras to leave a nice, long aftertaste here. With finely sooty tannins and a lovely rebound of black cherries and dark chocolate on the finish, this is an impressive wine and one which will age like clockwork. As always, there are more than enough Saint-Julien traits here to keep fans of this commune happy and it has an LP signature running the length of the palate, too, so purists will be impressed, too. Rating: 17+ Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Apr 2021)