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Château du Moulin-à-Vent

Moulin-à-Vent Gamay from named terroirs, with Champ de Cour's dark fruit and muscular build.

Place
Bourgogne · France
Known for
Moulin-à-Vent terroir Gamay
Wine context
Gamay
Editorial basis
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Atlas locationBourgogne · France46.21° N · 4.72° E

At A Glance

Appellation
Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais
Main grape
Gamay
Signature wine
Champ de Cour
Defining feature
Softer extraction, reduced oak ageing and greater whole-bunch fermentation

The Producer

Édouard Parinet and Brice Laffond currently manage Château du Moulin-à-Vent. The estate's wines come from named Moulin-à-Vent terroirs, including Champ de Cour, Les Vérillats, La Rochelle and Clos de Londres.

Estate winemaking evolved toward softer extraction, reduced oak ageing and greater whole-bunch fermentation. These choices aim for a refined, supple texture in the wines.

Place

Moulin-à-Vent is a Beaujolais appellation for Gamay. The producer's range separates the appellation into wines from multiple terroirs and named sites.

Les Vérillats sits at 300m on sandy, shallow soils, producing wines marked by charm and audacity. La Rochelle comes from granite-silica and clay soils, with wines that can be austere in their youth.

Wines

Couvent des Thorins is the broadest style in the range, a fresh, fruity and accessible wine blended from multiple terroirs. The Château du Moulin-à-Vent reference cuvée is fine.

Champ de Cour combines darker fruit with a muscular build. Its full-bodied palate has lively tannins and a long finish, with a couple of years needed for the wine to soften fully. Les Vérillats is brighter and more vivid, with focused berry and cherry fruit and mineral notes.

La Rochelle is multidimensional and complete, while Clos de Londres is a micro-cuvée from the windmill base that produces wines of great energy.

Final Word

Château du Moulin-à-Vent pairs named-terroir bottlings with softer extraction, reduced oak ageing and greater whole-bunch fermentation. Clos de Londres is a micro-cuvée from 0.56 ha at the windmill base, producing wines of great energy.

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