In its inaugural vintage from a recently acquired vineyard, the 2022 Moulin-à-Vent has a nose of black cherries, violets, licorice, sandalwood and petrichor. The palate is full-bodied and powerful with powdery, gripping tannins and concentrated, robust flavors of black fruits, sous-bois, vine smoke and a grounding, pleasantly bitter aniseed element. A wine to store away for a few years. Kenna Wells
Product Description:
100% Gamay. From newly acquired estate vines comes this first vintage of the Couderts' first-ever Moulin-à-Vent. Vinification is identical to that for Roilette Fleurie wines: a traditional, semi-carbonic Beaujolais style. The whole clusters are harvested by hand and fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in open-top concrete tank. Maceration lasts around 14 days with a submerged cap rather than punchdowns. Sulfur use is quite minimal. The wine is aged in large, old oak foudres for about 9 months before bottling.
