On April 17, the vignerons of Moulin-à-Vent will ask the French regulatory authorities to grant premier cru status to 14 of their best lieux-dits, or vineyard sites. The petitions will take years before any decisions come — this is bureaucracy, after all, and French bureaucracy at that. Meanwhile, the vignerons will try to convince us that their wines deserve a promotion.
Moulin-à-Vent’s quality was on display when I visited the region recently. The current releases from 2020 were consistently good, earthy wines with strong extraction and body suggesting an ability to age for several years. Château des Jacques, a venerable estate owned by the Burgundy giant Maison Louis Jadot, impressed with its classic velvety profile.
Excerpt Taken From: The Washington Post
Author: Dave McIntyre
