Merlot/Cabernet Franc

The 2013 G Acte 5 was pure joy from barrel and it does not let you down now in bottle. Here we have a lovely nose of red brambly fruit, red cherries and just a touch of vanilla. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp, tensile tannin, tart red fruit with touches of chalk, just a little toughness on the finish but that should soften with another 12-18 months in bottle. Very fine, especially considering the vintage.
Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate (autumn 2016)

Nice black cherry and blackberry fruits are present in this dense ruby/purple wine from winemaking consultant/guru Stéphane Derenoncourt. Quite fleshy, chunky, with lots of depth, ripe fruit and purity, this is a big, lovely, medium to full-bodied, fleshy, mouth-filling wine that represents excellent value. 
Robert M. Parker, Jr. The Wine Advocate. 30th April 2015. 

Stéphane loves the ’14 vintage, describing as ‘classic’ its combination of power and finesse. Still very youthful at two years old, with an abundance of tannin and ripe black fruit wrapped around a mineral core. The influence of 40% new oak is pronounced but will diminish in due course. Decanting reveals subtle floral aromas – a hallmark of this wine, which Stéphane attributes to the vineyard’s tuffeau limestone soils, and 20% wholebunch fermentation. The finish is mouth-watering: long, fresh and distinctly saline. Although, impressive now, this will be best approached from 2019 onwards. 
Will Heslop, Wine Buyer

Tasting this was a revelatory experience: Burgundian thinking in the mould of Bordeaux. Beautifully strung together, it captures the essence of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. A scented nose of black rose petals greets you amidst aromas of muddled hedgerow fruit and lifted, spiced black cherries. Exuding fresh red plums and cherries, the palate is seamlessly balanced with very fine ripe tannins and a glorious velvety texture, bringing a mouthcoating richness and flavours of damson. There is lots of freshness here, with detailed, pure fruit shining throughout. A limestone acidity contributes to the precision and length of this pretty wine. It’s all about the fruit, but holds a fine backbone and structure which gradually builds towards the back of the palate. Wonderful to taste in its youth, this is a lot of wine for the money and guarantees enjoyment over the coming 10 to 12 years. I’ll certainly be picking up a case and would recommend drinking from 2020 to 2028+.



I simply love this wine. It doesn’t get one of my highest scores of the vintage, far from it, but it is so effortless and eminently drinkable that it is hard to put down. I can’t recall having a wine quite like it. Tertre Rôteboeuf had always been my reference point for “Burgundy-style” Bordeaux, but this has gone beyond even François Mitjavile’s impressive offerings. A blend of 75 to 80 percent Merlot and 20 to 25 percent Cabernet Franc (either he couldn’t remember the exact blend or I wasn’t listening properly), this has an easy feel, fresh with a distinctly Cabernet Franc, lifted nose, with notes of chocolate and menthol. There is a very fine grain to the tannins that sink into the pretty and gentle, fruit-filled core. There is a cooling quality to this wine, a natural ease to its demeanour. Very drinkable now, this will be an absolute delight in about five years – I can’t wait.
Peter Newton - Private Account Manager - April 2017

All the 2008 wines from the Ch. Ausone stable wowed us and Moulin-St Georges was no exception. Fabulous, rich, concentrated fruit blended superbly with fine, elegant tannins and a deep, blackberry finish that just went on and on. Smooth, silky and sophisticated, this will definitely be a personal buy for my cellar this year.
Simon Staples, BBR Fine Wine Sales Director

Like in many years this wine exhibits a wonderful concentration of dark fruits, with bags of tannin and a firm structure. Like all the best 2008's the fruit is beguiling, juicy and seductive, without any hints of green under ripe fruit. Expect this wine to reward long term cellaring. Very good indeed. 2015-2030

The 2015 Latour a Pomerol is a blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. It has an intense bouquet: black cherries, kirsch, truffle and a subtle sea spray scent that emerges only with aeration in the glass. The palate is very smooth on the entry. This is a refined and composed, almost graceful Latour-à-Pomerol, silky smooth in texture with layers of spicy black fruit fanning out on the finish. It is likely to be the best wine from this estate in several years - one to look out for once in bottle.
Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate #224 - April 2016