Gamay
Sustainable, Vegan-Friendly, Volcanic
Dry
Residual Sugar: 4 g/l
Medium Bodied
750ml
13.00% alc./vol

Stéphane Aviron Moulin à Vent Vieilles Vignes 2020

Beaujolais, France

91 Points - WineAlign

$25.95per bottle ($311.40per case)
12 bottles per case

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Stéphane Aviron can be considered a pioneer is his approach to winemaking in Beaujolais, however he would just tell you that he’s simply returning to the traditional practices that have always made fantastic Gamay wines. Sustainable viticulture, extremely old vines and classic Burgundian techniques.

Situated in the north of the Beaujolais region, Moulin-à-Vent is one of the most famous crus and named after the local windmill – the literal translation of the name. This wine has expressive black cherry aromas and firm structure in the mouth. Its mineral underpinning and firm but ripe tannins help it age perhaps longer than any of the Beaujolais crus.

Expressive black & blue fruit and pretty florality on the nose, along with hints of savoury dried herbs and graphite. The palate is juicy and elegantly concentrated, suggesting notes of black raspberry and cherry flavours with spices that unfold with each sip. Violet petals linger into the finish, which shows a lightly dusty, tannic structure. A very pretty wine.

Try alongside dishes like osso buco or tournedos rossini.

About the Winery

Stéphane Aviron

Stéphane Aviron can be considered a pioneer in his approach to winemaking in Beaujolais, however he would just tell you that he’s simply returning to the traditional practices that have always made fantastic Gamay wines. Sustainable viticulture, extremely old vines and classic Burgundian techniques. He focuses on the Beaujolais village crus, all but forgotten gems of vineyards when the nouveau craze took over, which are the best sites for unique, expressive and terroir driven wines. All of the fruit is sourced from old vines (40+ years), so seeing Vieilles Vignes on the label is a rite of passage, not a privilege. Authenticity and a distinctly Beaujolais style of winemaking is what sets Stéphane apart from the rest.

Press Reviews

WineAlign

91 Points - David Lawrason

From the 'cru' village that makes the biggest, longest lived gamays of Beaujolais, comes a quite deeply coloured youthful example. It sports ripe sweet plummy fruit, florals, licorice and hay. It is medium bodied, fairly plush and dense with some salt and pepper spice on the palate. It is warm, rich and fairy dense - certainly among the biggest - with some dusty tannin. The length is excellent. Best 2023 to 2028.