Mauvesin Barton - Moulis 2020

Vinous

91-91

byNeal Martinthe2/28/2025

The 2020 Mauvesin Barton has a generous bouquet with perfumed brambly red fruit, briar and light pencil box notes. The palate is medium-bodied and well defined, albeit quite leafy, with a ripe, vivacious entry and a touch of brown spice livening things up. It has good weight and grip on the mid-palate and finishes with gusto. This should give over a decade of drinking pleasure. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

Wine Spectator

88

byJames Molesworththe3/31/2023

Features friendly cherry and mulled plum notes, which mingle with a soft-edged structure and a lingering savory, cedary finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2026. 5,600 cases made.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90

byJeb Dunnuckthe3/30/2023

The 2020 Château Mauvesin Barton brings more density and depth, yet it still has a more mid-weight, forward, pretty, and elegant style. A blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, it offers up lots of red and black fruits, some spicy, dried herbs, and violet nuances, soft tannins, and a clean, lengthy finish. This balanced, elegant Moulis will keep for 10-12 years or more.

The Wine Cellar Insider

90

byJeff Levethe3/22/2023

Dried flowers, leafy herbs, tobacco and red currants work together to form the nose. Medium-bodied, bright, fresh, supple and aching to share its sweet red fruits, this is already delicious in your glass. Drink from 2023-2035.

Wines Critic

93

byRaffaele Vecchionethe3/10/2023

Lively and colourful on the nose showing notes of lavender, hibiscus, guaranà and lemon blossom. Citrus fruits dominate the secondary scene giving it notable beauty. Medium bodied, soft tannins of great workmanship and a tasty, savoury finale which demands a return to the glass. Better from 2024.

Jamessuckling.com

92

byJames Sucklingthe1/16/2023

Aromas of black cherries and mulberries with hints of licorice and dried orange peel. Medium-bodied with silky texture and firm, slightly chewy tannins. Structured and compact with succulent fruit and a lingering finish with some savory notes to it. Drink or hold.

TASTED

89

byAndreas Larssonthe7/6/2021

Classic rather tannic style but fine ripeness this year, attractive dark fruit, ripe black currant and plum notes with modest oak, good length, an age worthy stye that should age and soften for a few years.

Vinous

89-91

byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 Mauvesin Barton is silky, gracious and full of charm. Sweet floral aromatics and bright red berry fruit give this midweight, understated Moulis tons of immediacy and appeal. Such a pretty wine.

Decanter.com

92

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

Melanie Barton has now been in charge at Mauvesin-Barton for 10 years, and there is a real feeling of the wine having found its voice - a gentle, fruit-forward Moulis with finesse if not a huge amount of power. Delicate with vibrancy, plenty of blackberry fruits with well-defined but soft tannins, they have really done a great job in the vintage, a value pick and I can't remember tasting a better example of this wine during en primeur. They suffered badly from frost in 2021.

Anthocyanes

90-92

byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Bien que classique, le nez est frais, légèrement mentholé et un peu graphite. En bouche, c'est droit, la densité est moyenne, les tanins serrent un peu en finale. Une bouteille qui pourrait s'exprimer après les élevages.

Falstaff

87-89

byPeter Moserthe5/10/2021

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Kräuterwürzig, tabakig unterlegte dunkle Beerenfrucht, ein Hauch von Velourleder. Mittlerer Körp- er, rotbeerig, zart nach Kirschen, präsente Tannine, vegetale Nuancen im Abgang, etwas Gerbstoff im Nachhall.

My Bettane + Desseauve

89-90

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/7/2021