Moulin à Vent Fût de Chêne - 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 : 8 000
- Yield : maximum 40 to 50 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, complete grapes
- Pneumatic press
- Semi carbonic maceration for 12 days
- Kept in oak barrels about 18 month
- 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
