2019 Chateau Moulin-a-Vent Molin-A-Vent Champ de Cour

Gamay - 750ML
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REVIEWS

WE 92 WS 92 BH 90 JM 90
WE 92

Wine Enthusiast, April 2022

Partially aged in wood, this wine with rich tannins comes from a parcel on the slope below the windmill. Spice goes well with the generous black fruits and solid structure. With all this ripe fruit and texture, the wine...
WS 92

Wine Spectator, January 2022

There's beautiful fruit purity to the ripe cherry, wild strawberry and raspberry flavors, matched by salty, savory energy from pronounced white pepper, red tea and charred iron. Fine-grained tannins provide a gentle frame...
BH 90

Burghound, October 2022

This is also exceptionally pretty and perfumed with its array of essence of red gamay fruit plus similar suggestions of earth, spice and a floral top note. The delicious, reasonably vibrant and nicely textured lighter...
JM 90

Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, April 2022

A red-crimson colour with a little weight on the nose. A spicy white pepper touch as well. Very agreeable fine light raspberry, digestible and persistent in its elegant style. In fact, I had a glass of this at lunch and...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Gamay
Country France
Region Burgundy
Sub-region Beaujolais
Appellation Moulin A Vent
Vintage 2019
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13%
Closure Cork

The 2019 Chateau Moulin-A-Vent Champ de Cour is a notable Gamay from the Moulin A Vent appellation in Beaujolais, Burgundy, France. It is produced by Chateau Moulin-a-Vent and features a classic cork closure with an alcohol content of 13.0%.

This wine is characterized by its red-crimson color and a nose that carries a slight weight, accentuated by a spicy touch of white pepper. Jasper Morris, writing for "Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy," described it as having "very agreeable fine light raspberry" flavors that are "digestible and persistent in its elegant style." He found it enjoyable enough to have a glass at lunch.

Wine Spectator awarded this wine a commendable 92 points, highlighting its "beautiful fruit purity" with ripe cherry, wild strawberry, and raspberry flavors. They noted the "salty, savory energy from pronounced white pepper, red tea, and charred iron," and praised its "fine-grained tannins" that provide a gentle frame for this "graceful and immensely drinkable red." With only 250 cases made and 50 cases imported, Wine Spectator suggests this wine is optimal for drinking now through 2027.

Similarly, Wine Enthusiast also gave it a 92-point rating, emphasizing the wine's partial aging in wood, which imparts rich tannins. Roger Voss highlighted the wine's "generous black fruits and solid structure" and suggested that the spice integrates well with the ripe fruit and texture. He recommended cellaring this wine, advising it will improve with age and be best enjoyed starting from 2023.

Burghound gave the wine a solid 90 points, noting its "exceptionally pretty and perfumed" nature with an array of red Gamay fruit, earth, spice, and a floral top note. The review praised its "reasonably vibrant and nicely textured lighter weight flavors" and "relatively refined mid-palate mouthfeel," though it mentioned an "ever-so-mildly rustic finale." Burghound pointed out that this wine leans towards a refined style rather than the robust and powerful character typically associated with a classic Moulin A Vent.

In summary, the 2019 Chateau Moulin-A-Vent Champ de Cour is a well-regarded Gamay that balances fruit purity with elegant structure, making it a delightful choice for both immediate enjoyment and longer-term aging.