GRANDES MISES
MOULIN-À-VENT 2021
Grape varietal
Gamay Noir with with juice.
Tasting notes
Decanting will help to reveal the mineral and floral notes of this wine, but also the aromas of black fruits, fudge and spices.
With its ruby red colour and silky tannins, this wine shows a supple, tender structure and a nice length in the mouth.
Serving suggestions
Best decanted and served at a temperature of 14° to 16°C. (57-60°F.) to discover the aromatic intensity of this wine.
Food and wine pairing
It is perfect with red meats, grilled, roasted or even marinated and strong cheeses.
Ageing potential
This wine can be kept for more than 5 years.
Origins
The appellation gets its name from the presence of an old windmill situated in the middle of the vineyard, which was used to mill grain until the mid 19th Century. The Moulin-A-Vent appellation stretches over the communes of Romaneche-Thorins and Chenas.
Terroir
The soil of Moulin-A-Vent is fairly shallow, permeable and rich in mineral elements especially manganese. Composed of pink-coloured brittle granite.
Vine and soil
From a rigorous selection of a single domaine sourcing. The vineyard benefits from all exposures except the North.
Age of vines: 50 years
Yield: 52 hectolitres / hectare
The vines are pruned “en gobelet” with sustainable farming methods.
The shallow, pink-brown soil is sandy and not very clayey, but clearly acidic, on variegated clays beyond 105 cm, then pebbles, then weathered granite.
Vinification and maturing
Harvested on September 2021, the 16th, the gamay grapes were fully ripe and concentrated.
The grapes were 100% de-stemmed but not crushed, and then placed in vat by gravity. The fermentation maceration lasted 25 days with cap-punching, over-pumping and racking before pressing at the end of October.
The wine was then placed into 3 to 5 years old oak barrels for a 10 months ageing period on its fine lees.
First bottling of 8100 bottles in September 2022 with a light filtration.
Vintage : 2021
A very small harvest but a success !
The harvest 2021 was spread out over three weeks and finished around October 6th in vineyards with later ripening.
First tastings revealed very fruity, fine, elegant, flattering and soft wines.
Awards
- March 2022 : 91 points - JamesSuckling.com
