Chateau Moulin Riche by Leoville Poyferre St-Julien 2018 750ml
Jamessuckling.com | JS 92-93
Published: Apr 02, 2019
A tangy and fresh red with dark berries, such as blueberries and raspberries. Medium-bodied, firm and bright with lively tannins that give this lift and energy.
The Wine Advocate | RP 91
Published: Apr 22, 2021
A blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 12% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Moulin Riche has a deep garnet-purple color and vivacious notes of blackcurrant pastilles, blackberry pie and plum preserves, plus suggestions of wild sage, graphite and unsmoked cigars. The medium to full-bodied palate bursts with lively black fruit flavors, supported by grainy tannins and hints of freshness, finishing with an herbal skip in its step. Drink Date: 2021 - 2036
Winemaker
Chateau MOULIN RICHE expresses its own personality with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Supple tannins make the wine more approachable in its youth.
We have just made an assembly. You saw what it represented an assembly; it'srelatively simple. In fact we take samples of lots separated who each have a personality and we try to marry them. So it'sas simple as a wedding and it'scomplicated as a wedding at the same time, because you have to find the right synergies. We have lots of elements, we can put them together, it never gives the same result at the end.
The role that I have, and that we all have because you have seen that it is a team effort - even if no one in the end disputes when I find that we have the right blend - but it'sstill a team effort, so our role is to try to find the potential of each wine and the potential that each wine is capable of bringing to this blend, which will in fact be the identity of the property in a given vintage.