Moulin Saint Georges 2003

Another estate owned by perfectionist Alain Vauthier (the proprietor of Ausone), this is the poor person’s value pick from this proprietor. One of the finest vintages ever made by Alain Vauthier is the 2003 Moulin St.-Georges, a sleeper of the vintage. Deep purple to the rim with an exquisite nose of blueberries, white flowers, crushed rocks, and mulberry, the wine is rich, textured, powerful, and much more structured and full-bodied than it usually is in other vintages. This wine will actually benefit from 3-4 years of bottle-age and drink well for 15-20 years.

Extremely deep crimson-purple. Full, rich and very sweet. Superripe black fruits - cherries? And some floral notes and no greeness. Vry juicy. Lip- smacking.

f you cannot find or afford the famed Chateau Ausone, this is a wine to seek out as it possesses a similar personality. Ausone’s proprietor, Alain Vauthier, also produces Moulin St.-Georges, and in 2003, production was cut in half by the summer’s heat and drought. Incredibly impressive, this inky/black-colored, low acid St.-Emilion exhibits gorgeous scents of crushed minerals, black raspberries, blueberries, and a long, broad palate impression. A blend of 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Petit Verdot, it is dense, structured, opulent, and forward, somewhat atypical by Vauthier’s standards. Nevertheless, it is a beautiful sleeper of the vintage. Drink it over the next 12-13 years.

Grapey, with loads of fruit and spices on the nose. Full-bodied and chewy, with loads of serious fruit and ripe tannins. Almost 92-94