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Chateau Le Moulin History, Overview
Chateau Le Moulin takes its name from an ancient flour mill that remains on the property. The mill is located near the vines and it’s called Moulin de Lavaud.
The small Pomerol vineyard of Chateau Le Moulin is 3 hectares. While the estate was created in the 1800s, it did not begin to earn its reputation until the very end of the 20th century with vintages like 1998 and 2000. Prior years are not nearly as interesting.
In 1969, what we know of as Chateau Le Moulin was sold to Michel Querre and Genevieve Querre. At the time of the purchase, the estate was known as Vieux Chateau Cloquet. The Querre family renamed the property Chateau Le Moulin and began to renovate the estate.
It took the new owners several years before they were able to produce their first commercial vintage from the 1997 harvest. Since then, they recently replanted the vineyards and restored the Right Bank chateau as well as the wine-making facilities. Today, Chateau Le Moulin is consulted by Dr. Alain Raynaud.
While Chateau Le Moulin is their most prestigious estate, the Querre family also own numerous other chateaux in the Right Bank including; Chateau Patris in St. Emilion, Chateau d’Aiguilhe-Querre in Cotes du Castillon, and their first purchase in Bordeaux, Chateau Brun Despagne Bordeaux Superieur, which they purchased in 1986.
Chateau Le Moulin Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking
The tiny 2.5-hectare Pomerol is planted to 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. On average, the vines average 30 years of age. The vines are planted to a density of 5,500 vines per hectare. The vineyard has a terroir of clay and gravel soils.
To produce the wine of Chateau Le Moulin, the wine undergoes vinification in five small, open-top, 25 hectoliter wood vats. The five vats allow for a parcel by parcel vinification of Chateau Le Moulin. Malolactic fermentation takes place in 85% new, French oak barrels. Pigeage is performed twice a day.
The wines are then aged in 85% new, French oak barrels for between 15 to 20 months, depending on the style of the vintage. There is a second wine, Le Petit Moulin. Le Petit Moulin is not produced in every vintage. On average, close to 1,200 cases of Chateau Le Moulin are produced every year.
The best vintages of Chateau Le Moulin are: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2005 and 2000.
When to Drink Chateau Le Moulin, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau Le Moulin can be enjoyed on the young side with an hour or two of decanting. However, I find the wine is usually better with 4-7 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character. In the best years, Chateau Le Moulin will be at its peak between 5 and 15 years of age after the vintage.
This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages of Chateau Le Moulin might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.
Serving and Decanting Chateau Le Moulin with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips
Chateau Le Moulin is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.
Chateau Le Moulin is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Le Moulin is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.
Château Le Moulin Wine Tasting Notes
17 Vintages 48,798 Views Sort by Vintage-Rating
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2023
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Black cherries, espresso, figs, and chocolate spring from the glass. Round, polished, and glossy, the fruity finish come along with creamy-textured, figs, cherries, and espresso. Drink from 2027-2038. 89-91 Pts. 959 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
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2022
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Deeply colored, the first thing you notice is the smoke, toasted oak, espresso, chocolate, and plums. Round, and plush, with an oaky character to the fruit on the palate, the wine is supple, and long, but it needs the oak to become better integrated. Drink from 2026-2038. 89-91 Pts. 1,960 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Dark in color, the wine shows off its espresso, flower, plum, licorice, coffee and chocolate cherry packed nose with little effort. Round, creamy, forward and fruity, this will be perfect to enjoy on release. Drink from 2023-2036. 88-90 1,412 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Espresso, and smoke belie too much of an oak presence. Once past the oak, the wine is round and fleshy with ripe, rich, fleshy textures and a luscious, plummy, albeit oaky finish, the wine will offer pleasure on release. Drink from 2023-2038. 860 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023With a strong oak presence, the wine is dark, round, fleshy and ripe, with layers of spicy, black cherries, espresso bean, chocolate, smoke and licorice. Give this 3-5 years for the oak to better integrate. 89-91 Pts 1,699 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Dark in color, the wine is round, lush and obvious. The oak is quite strong here, almost overwhelming the ripe, red pit fruits. The richly textured wine leaves you with smoke, espresso, dark chocolate, spice and black cherries. Drink from 2022-2033. 1,201 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Deep in color, the wine is round, supple and forward with a dark red berry presence, chocolate, espresso and smoke. The wine is not for the oak averse. 88-90 Pts 2,346 Views Tasted Jun 28, 2020 |
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2018
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Dark in color, the wine shows off its espresso, flower, plum, licorice and cherry nose with little effort. On the palate you find loads of round, lush, richly textured, deep red fruits, polished tannins and a strong touch of oak. Give it a few years in the cellar for the oak to better integrate. 960 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021With its citrus and floral character, you also find ripe, dark red fruits and espresso bean on the front and the back end. Medium bodied and soft in texture, you can drink this early in life. 87-89 Pts 3,543 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
The nose, with its oak, earth and red frui,t is what stands out here. Medium bodied with roundness, this wine's basic nature will make it more appealing to those tasters who are not oak adverse. 1,528 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Medium bodied, forward, simple, bright and oaky, this will be best in its youth. 1,286 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Medium bodied, light in fruit, forward with a simple, red fruit character for early drinking. 1,768 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Oaky in the nose, this wine is round and polished and the fruit is ripe, but there is an overriding sensation of oak at this point that hopefully will better integrate with time. 87 - 89 Pts 1,542 Views Tasted Apr 27, 2016 |
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2014
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
The nose, with its oak, earth, spice and crimson berries, is the best juncture of this wine, as the close is wrought with oak, overpowering what could be a lovely and fleshy plum finish. 86-88 Pts 1,535 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2015 |
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2013
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
With oak, licorice, cocoa and cherry on the nose, the wine has medium body and round textures, finishing with a cherry liqueur note. 88-90 Pts 1,344 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2014 |
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2012
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Polished, plush and round, the wine serves up an oaky, sweet cherry and plum character that is already open. 3,887 Views Tasted May 15, 2015With a floral, black raspberry, jammy, cocoa and coffee-scented nose, the wine is rich, fleshy, ripe and sweet. 89- 91 Pts 4,107 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2013 |
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2011
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Deep in color with coffee, vanilla and black plum, supple textures and a plush black plum and coffee bean finish are found in this wine. 89-91 Pts 2,833 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2012 |
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2010
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Le Moulin opens with coffee, blackberry and plum scents. In the mouth, this mediuml bodied wine finishes with coffee and dark berries. 89-91 Pts 4,154 Views Tasted Mar 14, 2011 |
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2009
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
This ripe, modern styled Pomerol is filled with fresh plums, black cherry, vanilla, licorice and opulent, flashy textures. Drink it young, or let it age for a decade. 5,129 Views Tasted May 18, 2012 |
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2008
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Bright, crisp, fresh, red fruits, espresso, wet earth, cocoa and thyme show easily on the nose and round, lifted, red plum palate. This is ready to go. 1,645 Views Tasted Aug 25, 2021 |
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2005
Château Le Moulin (Pomerol)
Plush, round and polished, the wine is medium/full bodied, with ample, dark, red berries, cocoa, licorice, smoke and truffle, on the nose and the palate. 3,100 Views Tasted Dec 13, 2017 |
