2016 Château Moulin Riche, St Julien, Bordeaux

The 2016 Moulin Riche, the second wine from Léoville Poyferré, comes from a completely separate 21-hectare vineyard. It has quite a punchy bouquet of high-toned black fruit laced with licorice and light violet aromas; there’s something almost raucous that I like here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity and a pleasant saltiness that manifests as black olive tapenade on the aftertaste. Classic Bordeaux from the Cuvelier family.Drink 2021 - 2032Neal Martin, Vinous.com.com (Jan 2019)

In 2016 Moulin Riche is absolutely gorgeous. Fresh, vibrant and full of energy, the 2016 is impressive today. The wine appears to have shed some baby fat and gained in aromatic complexity over the last two years. Sweet red-toned fruit, rose petal, mint and chalk lend understatement to the classy, mid-weight Saint-Julien. The 2016 was bottled at the end of May (earlier than many other Left Bank wines) and might be entering a period of closure. Still, I find a lot to admire.Drink 2021 - 2036antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (Jan 2019)

This shows focus and precision with currant, dark-berry and basil-leaf character on both the nose and palate. Full-bodied, tight and precise. Try after 2022.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (Feb 2019)

A lovely warm ganache edge guides the core of inviting steeped plum and blackberry fruit along. Reveals a light graphite hint through the fleshy finish. A very tasty wine in the making. james_molesworth - Wine Spectator, April 2017

This is a lovely second wine with a high tannin index of around 90IPT, but again this showcases the silky balancing act that St-Julien has pulled off this vintage. The blend is 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 11% Petit Verdot. Excellent quality. Drinking Window 2027 - 2050. jane_anson_mw - Decanter, 3rd April 2017

The 2016 Moulin Riche is a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 11% Petit Verdot and matured in 30% new oak. It had a very opulent, ravishing bouquet with perhaps just a little more volatile acidity than some of its peers, although that will be contained by the time it is in bottle (it is not something that particularly bothers me in a wine's infancy). The palate is very smooth on the entry with succulent black cherries and black plums, a smear of vanilla and a gentle grip on the minerally finish. This will be a seductive Deuxime vin that should give a decade's worth of drinking pleasure.Neil Martin - 28/04/2017