Chateau du Moulin-a-Vent - Moulin-a-Vent - Champs de Cour - 2015 - 750 ml

ABOUT THE VINTAGE 2015

2015 is the vintage of the century. Berries were of perfect ripeness, from skin to seeds. The wines are rich, concentrated, powerful. Capable of remarkable ageing.

OUR NOTES

Located in the southernmost tip of the Burgundy region, Moulin-à-Vent was one of the first appellations awarded AOC status in 1936. Château du Moulin-à-Vent, named for the 300-year-old stone windmill atop the hill of Les Thorins, dates back to 1732, when it was called Château des Thorins. Today, the estate encompasses 37 hectares (91.4 acres) of the appellation’s finest climats — Les Vérillats, Le Champ de Cour, La Rochelle — planted to Gamay Noir averaging 40 years in age. The underlying granite soil is rich in iron oxide, copper and manganese, which may account for the wines’ aging potential. Since 2009, under the new ownership of the Parinet family, investment in the winemaking facilities and the vineyards has resulted in plot-specific signature wines expressing the individual characteristics of each exceptional terroir.

TECHNICAL SHEET

Country: France

Region: Beaujolais

Appellation : Moulin a Vent

Owner : Edouard and Jean-Jacques Parinet

Winemaker: Brice Laffond

Founded: 1732

Size: 3.3 hectares

Grape: 100% Gamay Noir

Age of the vines: 35 years with 10,000 vines/hectares density

Culture: Sustainable Agriculture Practices

Aging: 12 months in barrel

Total Production: 72,000 bottles for the entire estate