Moulin-à-Vent Les Vérillats 2020

This cru owes its name to its old mill dominating the valley, its existence testifies to the regular and powerful winds which favour a good sanitary state of the plants. The "Les Vérillats" plot belongs to the greatest terroirs of the appellation. It produces grapes characterised by small berries giving concentrated and complex wines. The nose, which is delicate and fine, with aromas of small black fruits, is an invitation to taste. The wine is round, balanced, greedy with its fruity flavours in the mouth, this wine has great ageing potential and will challenge the passage of time.
Bottles:
2700
Variety of wine :
Gamay
Vine pruning:
Goblet pruning according to beaujolais tradition
Average age of the vineyard:
27 years
Vinification:
Harvesting and hand sorting
Crate harvesting
Destimming 100%
Alternate grape-treading, pump over, and delestage
Cold maceration
Natural fermentation three weeks
Settling ten days
Wild yeasts
Maturation:
Ten months in oak barrels, of which 11% are new
Bottling:
On the estate
Ageing:
Long
Les Vérillats

Plot

Les Vérillats
Area: 57A
Type of soil : Deep, highly altered granite from very ancient magmatic rocks, typical of Beaujolais geology.
Altitude: 270 m on average

Opinions of experts

"The 2020 Moulin-à-Vent Les Vérillats is also quite structured, wafting from the …
Robert Parker Wine Advocate 01.08.2022