2004 Ch. Moulin St. Georges, St Emilion

Alain Vauthier is one of the great figures in Bordeaux, respected not only as the owner of the great St Emilion First Growth, Chateau Ausone, but also as a winemaker of consummate skill. His family own several other properties in St Emilion of which this is one. It shares a similar terroir to Ausone but does not benefit from its lofty neighbour's favourable south-east facing aspect. Nevertheless, it is a wine of immense class, with the soft, fleshy Merlot providing wonderful succulence and the Cabernet Franc imparting freshness, acidity and lift to the ensemble. Delicious now and for the next 5 years.
(Alun Griffiths MW, BBR Wine Director)