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2017 Moulin-à-Vent, Olivier Merlin, Beaujolais

2017 Moulin-à-Vent, Olivier Merlin, Beaujolais
Red • Gamay
Ready - youthful
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Code: 2017-12750-8010407
Description

Moulin- à -Vent was badly hailed in 2017, so Olivier did not make a bottling of his single-vineyard La Rochelle, instead blending the fruit into this single bottling. Théo looked after the vinification, de-stemming the fruit and using very gentle extraction to produce a gorgeous, pretty wine with rich red and black cherry, white pepper and a concentrated but fresh feel.

Olivier is taking many steps to counteract the warmer summers and earlier harvests; managing the canopy to protect grapes from sunburn, using late-ripening rootstocks, reducing the amount of new oak he uses to keep the wines feeling fresher, and bringing harvest dates forward to retain acidity. The 2017 crop is around 15 percent down due to the dry summer which stressed the grapes. Picking began on 27th August and Olivier feels the wines are a little richer than 2016, but still with very good balance and well-integrated oak.

Drink 2019 - 2025

  • Colour
    Red
  • Vintage
    2017
  • Maturity
    Ready - youthful
  • Grape
    Gamay
  • Producer
    Olivier Merlin
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