Moulin à Vent La Rochelle 2011

Château des Jacques

Moulin à Vent La Rochelle
2011

Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Beaujolais
Appellation
Moulin-à-Vent
Varietal(s)
Gamay
Colour
Red
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About this winery

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Product notes

Situated at the top of the slope, just below the famous windmill, our parcel extends south-eastwards. Its sandy soils, which are exceptionally thin and low in water reserves, push Gamay to its extremes in years with low rainfall.

Production notes

Picked and sorted by hand, then mainly de-stemmed, the grapes macerate slowly over the course of three or four weeks. Indigenous yeasts are used throughout the fermentation period, and extraction by means of both plunging and pumping over takes place on a regular basis. The wines are aged in our historic cellar for 10 months, a period spent in oak barrels, both old and new. The oak used to make the barrels comes from the forests of Alliers, the Limousin and the Nivernais.

Tasting notes

This wine has a deep garnet red color with bright tints, and forward aromas of violets, faded roses and black fruits. In the mouth, the wine’s vibrant acidity and elegant tannins help its overall character of depth and richness. Complex aromas help the wine’s long finish. This wine will perfectly match red meats in sauce, venison and other game and most cheeses.

Press reviews

Wine Advocate

- 91 points -

David Schildknecht, June 2013 (Vintage 2011)

Chateau des Jacques’s 2011 Moulin-a-Vent La Roche offers lightly cooked purple plum and dark cherry tinged with nutmeg, toast, and mocha from barrel. Rich and caressing, it somehow (as usual for this domaine) manages to stay both creamily textured and persistently juicy despite elevage in all-new barriques. Nor does a sense of density preclude one of levity in this Gamay of barely over 13% alcohol. I miss the carnal and incisively mineral dimensions exhibited by the very best wines from this address, but there is a diffuse sense of stoniness helping perhaps to set-off the wine’s luscious finishing fruit. Plan to enjoy this through at least 2017.

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