Moulin-à-Vent

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Moulin-à-Vent is a renowned French appellation in the Beaujolais region known for producing some of its most structured, age-worthy red wines, primarily from the Gamay grape.

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instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
Beaujolais cru ⓘ
French wine appellation ⓘ
agingPotential can age 5–10 years or more in good vintages ⓘ
climate continental with some Mediterranean influence ⓘ
country France ⓘ
fermentation typically uses semi-carbonic or traditional fermentation methods ⓘ
grapeColor black-skinned grapes ⓘ
grapeRequirement primarily Gamay ⓘ
small amounts of other authorized local varieties may be permitted under AOC rules ⓘ
knownFor age-worthy red wines ⓘ
one of the most powerful Beaujolais crus ⓘ
structured red wines ⓘ
legalStatus protected designation under French and EU law ⓘ
locatedIn Beaujolais ⓘ
Burgundy wine region ⓘ
eastern France ⓘ
marketPosition among the more expensive Beaujolais wines ⓘ
notableFeature named after a historic windmill (moulin à vent) ⓘ
oakUsage may be aged in oak barrels depending on producer style ⓘ
primaryGrapeVariety Gamay ⓘ
regionType communal-level appellation ⓘ
regulates minimum alcohol levels ⓘ
viticultural practices ⓘ
winemaking practices ⓘ
yield limits ⓘ
reputation one of the top-quality crus of Beaujolais ⓘ
servingSuggestion often paired with game, roasted meats, and aged cheeses ⓘ
soilType granite soils ⓘ
manganese-rich granite ⓘ
style complex red wine ⓘ
full-bodied red wine ⓘ
tannic red wine ⓘ
typicalAromas cherry ⓘ
earthy notes ⓘ
raspberry ⓘ
spice ⓘ
violet ⓘ
wineClassification AOC Beaujolais cru ⓘ
linked to: Beaujolais
wineColor red ⓘ

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Beaujolais → hasSubregion → Moulin-à-Vent ⓘ