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Moulin-à-Vent

Moulin-à-Vent
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  • Cellaring

    Optimal consumption: 2 to 5 years

    Ageing potential: 7 years

  • Tasting temperature

    15°C (57°F)

Grape variety

Gamay

Vineyard

Producing communes: Chénas (Rhône) and Romanèche-Thorins (Saône-et-Loire).

Site: one of the oldest vineyards of Beaujolais, it is located high up on a hill and surrounds an ancient wind-mill.

History & tradition: the name comes from the wind-mill (« moulin à vent » in French), which is 300 years old. The vineyard was already cultivated by the Romans.

Soil: pink granite with manganese in the subsoil, perfect for Gamay.

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Tasting

by Véronique Boss-Drouhin

Great breed. Beautiful dark garnet colour. Intense and elegant aromas, with notes of peony, tea rose and damson plum, often with nuances of liquorice. On the palate, beautiful structure, velvety texture ( « gras ») and majesty. The aftertaste is long, refined and appetizing in a subdued way. The Cru of Beaujolais that is the closest in style to the Burgundies of the Côte d'Or.

Vintage

2022 provided Beaujolais wines with a wide variety of profiles: full-bodied and structured wines with a deep colour, typical wines for cellaring, but also fleshy wines pleasant to drink.

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Winemaking

Supply: this wine comes from grapes and musts purchased from supply partners according to rigorous specifications.

Harvest: grapes harvested by hands. If necessary, a careful sorting is proceeded in the vineyard and at the winery.

Vinification: traditional for Beaujolais, semi-carbonic maceration, full bunches of grapes. The maceration lasts 4 to 10 days.

Ageing: in stainless-steel vats for a period of 10 to 12 months.