Château des Jacques - Moulin-à-Vent - Red - 2022

Wine:

A Selection Committee Favorite, rated 94+/100, the 2022 Red Moulin-à-Vent is remarkably precise and pure. It unfolds with finesse, offering a velvety texture and vibrant aromas of fresh red fruits, beautifully balanced with well-integrated oak aging. A superbly crafted wine from this outstanding vintage, it will evolve gracefully over the next 8 to 10 years.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Plots on 8 major terroirs of Moulin à Vent: Rochegrès, Carquelin, Champ de Cour, Thorins, Vérillats, la Roche, la Rochelle and les Caves. Mostly destemmed harvest. Slow maceration for 2 to 3 weeks, with punching down and pumping over. Aged for 10 months in concrete vats and new oak barrels, once-used and twice-used (oak from the forests of Nivernais, Limousin and Allier).

Color:

Bright red, with a beautiful intensity.

Nose:

Notes of red fruit coulis and Burlat cherry.

Palate:

Precise and pure, with ripe fruit flavors at the forefront, this wine unfolds with finesse, offering a delicate structure, a velvety, flavorful texture, and oak aging that adds depth without overpowering the fruit.

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Terrines, pâté en croûte, filet of beef, duckling at the Moulin à Vent, rabbit stew.

Cellar aging:

From today until 2034.

Owned by Maison Louis Jadot and awarded two stars by the prestigious French wine guide the RVF, Château des Jacques is undoubtedly the most Burgundian of Beaujolais estates. With remarkable energy and elegance, its wines stand out from their peers and consistently rival the finest benchmarks of the Côte.