France - Domaine Anita Moulin a Vent

75cl
The complex and intense nose combines aromas of jammy black fruits and rose, with roasted notes of mocha, vanilla and spices. On the palate, the substance is generous, with a beautiful structure, firm and patinated tannins. I put all my passion and my heart as a passionate winegrower in this cuvée.

This wine comes from the village Lieu dit Chenas les Caves  that has granit soils and granitic subsoils with a high amount of manganese. The vineyard has an East–South/East exposure.  Grown at high altitude (220 meters), the Gamay vineyard is 45 years old and the planting density is 10,000 foot/ha.  The vines are Gobelet trained, with pruning up to 10 eyes. The vineyard is harvested and sorted manually. Vinification is 20% whole clusters and 80% destemmed grapes. The high portion of destemmed grapes brings a lot of elegance to the tannins, while increasing the acidity level. Total maceration takes 10 days, with daily cap punching. Pressing in a low pressure horizontal press for slow extraction. The wine is aged 11 months in oak barrels (two to six wines, mostly from Burgundy), and spends 5 months in bottle to bring roundness through micro-oxygenation and counterbalance the higher acidity.