The Château Moulinet of Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château Moulinet - Château la Croix Bellevue Lalande de Pomerol
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 117 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Moulinet is one of the best wineries to follow in Pomerol.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Moulinet wines

Looking for the best Château Moulinet wines in Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Moulinet wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Moulinet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Moulinet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Moulinet

How Château Moulinet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., bitumen leg of lamb or mixed paella valenciana.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Moulinet

On the nose the red wine of Château Moulinet. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, cassis or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, black currant or eucalyptus. In the mouth the red wine of Château Moulinet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Moulinet

  • 1986With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Moulinet.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Pomerol

The wine region of Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pétrus or the Domaine Le Pin produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of cherry, flint or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of salt, dried fig or nutty.

In the mouth of Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 336 estates and châteaux in the of Pomerol, producing 444 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Moulinet

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Château Moulinet and wines from the region

Drought and heat drive early wine harvests in Europe

Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...

France expects bigger 2022 wine harvest but drought is a concern

France’s 2022 wine harvest is likely to be between 42.6 million and 45.6m hectolitres, up by 13% to 21% on the frost-hit 2021 vintage and more in-line with the country’s five-year average. One hectolitre is equivalent to 100 litres. Yet drought could impact on yields in the coming weeks, adding extra uncertainty in several regions, said the French agriculture ministry’s Agreste statistics unit. Expected vintage quality isn’t covered by the preliminary outlook. It added the 2022 growing season is ...

Iconic Italian wineries partner on wine in space project

The project was devised by FIS president Franco Maria Ricci and officially unveiled last week in Rome at the Foundation’s latest annual International Wine Culture Forum. ‘About four months ago I thought we should do some proper experiments to understand what happens to wine and vines in space. Eventually, I decided that this year’s FIS Forum had to be dedicated entirely to this subject,’ Ricci told Decanter. ‘My idea would be to understand if the vine can live and survive in space (and eve ...

The word of the wine: Fruity

A wine whose nose is first characterized by aromas reminiscent of the world of fruit. A wine to be drunk young is essentially fruity, but all wines offer this type of aroma in the first place, which can evolve over time, from the scent of fresh fruit to cooked, stewed, candied or brandied fruit.