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Ch. du Moulin a Vent
This classic estate of 30 hectares in the heart of Moulin à Vent has recently been purchased by the Parinet family, whose first vintage is 2009. They plan to make up to five different wines from each vintage, demonstrating the various terroirs which they own in the heart of the appellation. They have clearly got off to a winning start as the wines below demonstrate.
Gamay
A French variety planted predominately in Beaujolais where it is the grape behind everything from light and often acidic Beaujolais Nouveau through to the more serious and well-structured wines from the 10 cru villages. It takes its name from a hamlet just outside Chassagne-Montrachet and was at one stage widely planted on the Côte d`Or. However it was gradually phased out due to its poor yield and supposed poor quality of its wines.
The majority of Gamay wines in Beaujolais are labelled as Beaujolais or Beaujolais-Villages and are deliciously juicy, easy drinking, gulpable wines. Of more interest are the Cru wines from the 10 villages in the north of the region where the soil is predominantly granitic schist and where the vines are planted on gently undulating slopes. These can be well-structured, intensely perfumed wines, redolent of ripe black fruits and, while delicious young, will reward medium term cellaring.
Gamay is also grown in the Touraine region of the Loire where it produces soft, well-balanced, gluggable wines for drinking young.
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The most forward of the Chateau de Moulin a Vent bottlings, this is made using typical Beaujolais whole bunch carbonic maceration techniques, and bottled in the summer after the vintage. It is a delicious, explosively fruity wine which will be ideal for summer drinking, whether this year or next.
Jasper Morris MW - Wine Buyer
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