Moulin à Vent

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The mill from which the Moulin à Vent takes its name
Overview map of the Beaujolais wine-growing region including the ten crus

The French wine-growing region Moulin à Vent is one of the ten crus des Beaujolais . The area received on September 11, 1936 the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short). The 681 hectares of vineyards are in the communal areas of Chénas in the Rhône and Romanèche-Thorins in the Saône-et-Loire department . The zone lies at an altitude of 250 to 280  m , around 20 kilometers southwest of the city of Mâcon . The Moulin à Vent area takes its name from an approximately 300 year old windmill within the area that has been restored since 1999.

This is where red wines are made from the Gamay grape variety , which are far more profound and long-lasting than any other Beaujolais crus. The wines are made with the traditional carbonic acid maceration. This method of winemaking is slow and unsuitable for making Beaujolais Nouveau, but it does make significantly better wines.

After a long period of storage (sometimes up to ten years), a Moulin à Vent resembles a Burgundy made from the Pinot Noir grape variety. This effect is called morgonnieren (in French morgonner ).

A bottle of Moulin à Vent usually costs six to nine euros. The community has set up a cellar in the immediate vicinity of the mill, in which various regional wines can be tasted and bought.

The other Beaujolais cru wines are Brouilly , Chénas , Chiroubles , Côte de Brouilly , Fleurie , Juliénas , Morgon , Régnié and Saint-Amour .

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