Petit Village 2025 (750ML)

94 Points, Georgina Hindle, Decanter: "Dark heady aromatics, really floral and black fruited with a softly spiced edge. Juicy, creamy, round, filling and fresh. This has a subtle charm from the off, not shouting – it’s a little subdued overall but I do like the texture. A touch grippy with nice structure, soft acidity and pure blue fruit. A little shy and toasted right now with liquorice and cola giving some tightness but it's long with some acidity underneath. A wine to wait for – grippy, stony, textured and gravelly. Record Cabernet percentage in the blend. Average vine age 53-54 years. 3.65pH. A yield of 16hl/ha." 03/26

94 Points, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux: "Impressive layer of rich silky fruits, baking spice, peony, anis and biberry. High aromatics, this is very much in balance, high tannic count, edge of coffee and cocoa bean. A vintage with a high tannic mass, and where the barrels with be very important during the ageing. Moulin family. 45% new oak, 3.65 pH, 16hl/ha yield. High Cabernet Franc this year, with a new plot included in the blend. Lauren Laudrin first full year as director." 04/26

96-97 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "Extremely floral, with aromas of dried honeysuckle, white roses, black currants, raspberries and orange peel. Medium-bodied with tight and focused tannins that are very compact and polished and a persistent finish. Just a touch of salt in the undertone. The cabernet really makes this direct and long. A blend of 60% merlot, 32% cabernet franc and 8% cabernet sauvignon." 04/26

92-94 Points, Neal Martin, Vinous: "The 2025 Petit-Village comes from the widest part of the "triangle" of vineyards and is matured in 45% new oak for 16 months, including 20% in demi-muids. It is a little reticent at first, opening with a mixture of blackberry and raspberry fruit, hints of pencil-box and light orange-rind scents. It takes a few swirls of the glass to get going, but it is nicely defined. The palate is well balanced, with pliant and supple tannins, fine acidity, quite linear in style and maybe just missing the precision of the very top Pomerols on the finish. But I appreciate this style of Petit-Village—less rustic and more precise than vintages a decade ago, perhaps starting to fully articulate its terroir. One to watch." 05/26