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Wine Reviews: Château du Moulin-a-Vent
Wine Reviews: Château du Moulin-a-Vent
"I buy, cellar, and drink a lot of Cru Beaujolais. I love the freshness, the food-friendly appeal, the crisp and complex flavor profiles. They perplex me with their seemingly contradictory traits: they age beautifully but can be so crazy expressive in their youth. On a weeknight, when I’m cooking dinner (it doesn’t really matter what I’m cooking), popping a bottle of Cru Bojo makes everything better. "I recently tasted through four wines from Chateau du Moulin-a-Vent. While not inexpensive, these wines delivered exactly what I love about wines from this region. "The estate and brand have undergone seismic changes since...
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Jefford on Monday: Beaujolais pride
Jefford on Monday: Beaujolais pride
“Thank God for 2015!” I was in Villefranche, chatting with Jean Bourjade, the Director of Inter-Beaujolais at the beginning of this month, and it was when I asked about 2015 that he broke into that English expostulation. The quality of the cru wines from that vintage is outstanding (see a selection of tasting notes below), and it seems to have come at the right time for the region as it slowly lifts itself out of the doldrums which saw 6,000 ha uprooted over the last decade and a half. There’s nothing like a good vintage to put wind in the...
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Chateau du Moulin-a-Vent | The Serious Side of Beaujolais
Chateau du Moulin-a-Vent | The Serious Side of Beaujolais
"When you think of Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau is likely first to come to mind. This simple, light-bodied, uncomplicated quaffer arrives to market with substantial fanfare, produced from grapes that were literally hanging on the vine just three months earlier. "The King of Beaujolais, Goerges Dubouef, would be proud of such instant recognition, which he is largely credited with creating. It is after all arguably one of the greatest marketing feats known to man, itself a case study in effective marketing that has captivated an often mercurial audience, the wine consumer. "As a result of the success Beaujolais Nouveau campaign (while...
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Remaking Beaujolais’ Moulin à Vent
Remaking Beaujolais’ Moulin à Vent
“You’d think with a posh name like Chateau du Moulin à Vent and possessed of an 18th-century pile that could have served very well as a location for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the owners would do all they could to capitalize on these assets and make classy wine they could sell for big money. “But no, they didn’t. “Until 2009, at least, the disinterested owners of Chateau du Moulin à Vent in Beaujolais sold 98% of their wine in bulk to négociants and pocketed the cash without having to deal with the inconvenient business of marketing and selling the stuff. “This...
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Wine Review: Château du Moulin-à-Vent 2011 Champ de Cour Moulin-à-Vent
Wine Review: Château du Moulin-à-Vent 2011 Champ de Cour Moulin-à-Vent
"This is the second of two reviews for wines by Château du Moulin-à-Vent. To learn more about the village of Moulin-à-Vent, the region of Beaujolais, and the Gamay grape then please read the review for Château du Moulin-à-Vent 2011 Moulin-à-Vent. "So because I covered all of that in the first review, let's talk a bit about the winery in this one. "The earliest proof of Château du Moulin-à-Vent's existence is from 1732 but it's probably older than that. However, before 1936 it was called Château des Thorins. 1936 was the year that Moulin-à-Vent became one of the first Cru Beaujolais villages to be...
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In Beaujolais: Château du Moulin-à-Vent, Dominique Piron and Thillardon
In Beaujolais: Château du Moulin-à-Vent, Dominique Piron and Thillardon
"The famous windmill of Moulin-à-Vent sits at the heart of this 620 hectare Cru in Beaujolais, in the village of Romanèche Thorins. And just below it is the impressive Château du Moulin-à-Vent, which has been renovated extensively since it was acquired by Jean-Jacques Parinet in 2009. Parinet originally came from Beaujolais but then made his money in the IT business, and for the last three years he’s been assisted by Brice Laffond, who oversees both the winery and the 30 hectares of vines the domaine owns. "There are 130 parcels of vines here, and gradually they are being trellised, although...
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Wine Review: Château du Moulin-à-Vent 2011 Moulin-à-Vent
Wine Review: Château du Moulin-à-Vent 2011 Moulin-à-Vent
“Let's start off with some clarifications. This wine is from the village of Moulin-à-Vent, which is a cru of Beaujolais, France. This is not anything like the Beaujolais Nouveau that comes out every third week of November. Beaujolais Nouveau is garbage. Yes, it's an exciting traditional thing to celebrate the vintage but the wine is crap. “Beaujolais-Villages is the name of the Beaujolais where the wine starts to get good. One of my favorite simple and affordable wines is Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages. Give that sucker a chill and you've got the perfect red wine for spring. It's like drinking Jell-O....
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Moulin-à-Vent under scrutiny
Moulin-à-Vent under scrutiny
"With rising prices in Burgundy, for land and for the wines, Beaujolais is becoming an ever-stronger magnet not just for Burgundians but for others from further afield, producers and consumers alike, as Jancis outlined in 2009 - the year of Beaujolais and Beaujolais 2009 - buy, buy! On the showing of this selection of wines from just two producers from Moulin-à-Vent, one of the more northerly of the 10 Beaujolais crus and said to be the longest lived and most concentrated, I believe the 2010 and 2011 vintages were as good as 2009 if not better, with a little more...
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Fit For A King: Château du Moulin-à-Vent
Fit For A King: Château du Moulin-à-Vent
"Situated in the heart of the Moulin-à-Vent appellation which is located in the southernmost tip of Burgundy stands the renowned Château du Moulin-à-Vent formally know as Château des Thorins. Under its previous name, history has it that in the 17th century Romanèche-Thorins became consumed at the Court of the King of France. Winemaker Claudius Brosse reached the capital after 33 days of travel with Thorins hillsides wine in hand. After tasting Brosse’s wine, King Louis XIV declared it fit for the court. "Château du Moulin-à-Vent was born in 1732 and began building upon its excellent reputation. Since its establishment, the...
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Beyond Carbonic: A New Era for Beaujolais
Beyond Carbonic: A New Era for Beaujolais
"The general manager of the movie theater where I worked as a teenager loved XTC, particularly the album Skylarking. A year of sweeping up popcorn and tearing tickets was scored by the rich, sonic swells and definably new wave vibe of the album. I loved it, bought my own copy, wore it out. It remained in my mixes until one day I realized I couldn’t stand it. Now I can’t hear 'Ballet for a Rainy Day' without twinges of fake-butter nausea rippling through my psyche. "As unlikely as the correlation may seem—and as much as I regret it—I can’t help but recall...
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