Moulin à Vent "Champ de Cour" 2015

Presentation

The vintage
4067 bottles have been produced in 2015.
Location
Planted over 80 years ago, this is a unique 1.5 ha parcel on the southern part of the appellation who is protected from the windmill and the prevailing northerly winds. This positioning allows more maturity and concentration to the grape clusters with its southern exposure.
Terroir
This terroir has an exceptional power who is due to a subsoil of pink granitic sands, rich in manganese dioxide.
Winemaking
The harvesting is manual with 40% of whole clusters.
3 weeks of fermentation with a very light extraction.
Aged in barrels of 2 to 3 wines during 15 months.
Varietal
Gamay : 100%

Advice

Tasting
The wine shows a very nice concentration with some black fruits flavors, irises, wilted roses, spices and ripe fruits. The texture is soft and rich with a long finish. It has an impressive structure, suggeting that it has the capacity to age for many years.