Chateau du Moulin Rouge Haut-Medoc 2009 750ml

Description

Winery: Château du Moulin Rouge

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon · Cabernet Franc · Merlot

Region: Haut-Médoc

Regional styles: Bordeaux Médoc

Food pairing: Beef · Lamb · Game (deer, venison) · Poultry

Characteristic:

Red color with cherry reflections. Notes of black currant, vanilla and exotic wood. Harmonious, fruity and woody aromas with powerful yet silky tannins.

Clean and clear nose, but with 50% merlot the scent is round and soft. Some pencil on the nose, typical of the cabernet grape, and red fruits like blackcurrant. Fresh on the palate where the tannins offers a nice backbone. All in all a good Bordeaux.

Rich and full bodied. Vanilla, dark chocolate, mocha around a core of dark fruits. Still tightly wound. Another 2009 cru bourgeois that needs time and worth laying down in the cellar. Surprisingly went well with shrimp-stuffed fried tofu.