Moulin-à-Vent Clos de Rochegrès 2017

Château des Jacques

Moulin-à-Vent Clos de Rochegrès
2017

$55.00

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 9.00
Product code
15403179
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Private import
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Beaujolais
Appellation
Moulin-à-Vent
Varietal(s)
Gamay 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Length of aging
10 to 20 years
Producer's website

About this winery

See the Château des Jacques detail page for more information on this brand

Production notes

Château des Jacques Moulin-à-Vent Clos de Rochegrès is a special cuvée from old vines that cover 24 acres. The soil of the Clos de Rochegrès is granitic, fairly shallow and overlies an extremely hard bedrock. After a portion of the grapes are destemmed, the wine is vinified in closed vats with pumping over. The wine is then matured in oak barrels for 10 to 11 months.

Tasting notes

Clos de Rochegrès has fine rose and peony aromas and flavors with a touch of minerals. The wine is generous on the palate thanks to its elegant, long-lasting tannins.

Press reviews

 Wine Enthusiast

- 93 points -

Roger Voss, April 2020 (Vintage 2017)

This wood-aged wine comes from 45-year-old vines in one of the top vineyards in the appellation. Rich and beautifully structured, it has tannins and a firm structure that point to aging. Wait to drink this wine until 2022. 

See detailed press review
Wine Advocate

- 92 points -

William Kelley, April 2019 (Vintage 2017)

A wine built for the cellar, the 2017 Moulin-à-Vent Clos de Rochegrès unfurls in the glass with a rich bouquet of ripe berry fruit, spices, candied peel and dark chocolate. On the plate, it's full-bodied, rich and concentrated, with an ample core of fruit, ripe acids and a chewy chassis of tannin that will require some patience. Impressively, this Moulin-à-Vent has already largely integrated its new wood, and though it's a high wire act in terms of alcohol and extraction, I suspect it will evolve positively in the cellar.

See detailed press review