Winemaker Notes
Dark ruby center with crimson overtones at the edge. The wine is warm and dark, with blackberry, soft plum, and black-currant flavors. It’s round and plush on the palate, with dark chocolate, graphite, upturned earth, and vanilla notes. The wine is harmonious and medium-plus in body, with a fantastic quality-to-price ratio, given the length of its finish and its polished edges. Moulin de Bernat is farmed organically in limestone/clay soils. The vines average 35 years of age and are from a selection of the best grapes in the vineyard and manually sorted.
Blend: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Appealing nose of hedgerow fruit and cedar, palate of black fruit, liquorice and red pepper.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
AOC Bordeaux is often among the best choices for value red wines. The 2020 Chateau Moulin de Bernat fits well in this scenario. This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of licorice, blackberries, and oaky aromas. Serve it with an old-fashioned beef stew. (Tasted: March 21, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
In most of France, wines are named by their place of origin and not by the type of grape (with the exception of Alsace). Just like a red Burgundy is by law, always made of Pinot noir, a red Bordeaux is a blended wine composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Depending on the laws of the village from which the grapes come, the conditions of the vintage and decisions of the winemaker, the blend can be further supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and in rare cases, Carmenere. So popular and repeated has this mix of grape varieties become worldwide, that the term, Bordeaux Blend, refers to a wine blended in this style, regardless of origin.
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