Moulin à Vent "Les Burdelines" - Cuvée Spéciale

Our special cuvees represent the best of our skills.

This Moulin à Vent aged in oak barrels is a rich and powerful wine. It is aged in new oak like great burgundies.

It is particularly appreciated in the USA and England.

General Features

• AOC, Cru du Beaujolais
• Varietal Gamay pruned short in gobelet
• Average age of the vines: 80 years
• Surface : 1.4 ha
• Production in bottles : limited quantities
• Yield : maximum 35 hl
• Soil type : granite rich in manganese

Tasting Notes

It's a well built wine which has a dark ruby robe. Its bouquet is dominated by black fruit aromas. Our cuvee is rich and powerful, like a great Bourgogne. Once aged, serve at 14°, with red meat, game and strong cheeses.

Winemaker's Notes

• Manual picking, 11/3 complete grapes, 2/3 berries
• Pneumatic press
• Semi carbonic maceration for 12 days
• Raised for 12 months in oak barrels and 3 months in large oak vats.
• Estate bottled then further ageing in our 17th century cellar
• Minimum 5 years before drinking but will age 10 years or more when stored in proper conditions