2024 Moulin du Cadet
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Tasting Notes
Soft purple-ruby colour, medium intensity, well measured with grilled vanilla bean and cedar aromatics, this shows careful progression through the palate, gentle red fruits, white pepper and cumin, the concentration builds slowly, in layers, but overall they have sensibly focused on a wine that doesn't need too long in the bottle before opening, think three or four years at most. 3.55 pH. 65 IPT. 75% new oak. 40 hl/ha. Harvest: 3 October. Tasted twice.
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Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2024 Moulin du Cadet is a very pretty wine that balances the natural freshness of the year with the rich, textured style favored by Proprietor/Winemaker Marie-Benedicte Lefevere. Rich layers of dark red fruit, spice, cedar and tobacco build nicely in this resonant, super-expressive Saint-Émilion. All the elements are so well balanced. The 2024 is a total pleasure. Tasted three times.
The 2024 Moulin du Cadet has a clean, fragrant bouquet with lifted red cherries, wild strawberry fruit and nicely integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and focused with fine tannins, a keen line of acidity and just the right amount of dryness on the finish. It could well end up at the upper end of my banded score.
With a floral aromatic profile, one discovers notes of licorice, black cherries, plums, espresso, spice, and chocolate in the finish. On the palate, the wine feels silky, lush, and polished. It showcases sweetness alongside lift, culminating in an energetic, luscious finish. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot. 13% ABV.