Château du Moulin-à-Vent - Couvent des Thorins 2016
Beaujolais
Red
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Drink or Keep
90/100
Robert Parker
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2*Étoiles
Hachette
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15/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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14/20
RVF
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93/100
Wine Enthusiast
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91/100
Vinous
"All the freshness and harmony brought by the 2016 vintage are there. The nose reveals fine notes of red fruit, licorice and flowers. After a supple attack, the palate reveals fine, caressing tannins of great delicacy. "(Le Guide Hachette 2019). A fine vintage, wines with an airy, elegant profile!
Features
Estate
Château du Moulin-à-Vent
Cuvée
Couvent des Thorins
Vintage
2016
Designation
Moulin-à-Vent
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Gamay
Terroirs
Specific granitic soils (gorrhe) and subsoils rich in manganese and metal oxides
Viticulture
Integrated pest management
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Destemming and 20% whole bunch, pre-fermentation cold maceration with pumping-over. Pigeage at the beginning of fermentation. Vatting for 3 weeks.
Breeding
10 months in stainless steel tanks (90%) and oak barrels (10%)
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep ruby colour
Nose
On aromas of red fruit, liquorice and floral notes
Mouth
Elegant and airy, pleasant to the touch with fine tannins
Serve
AT 14-15°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2024
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with grilled red meats, roast poultry, hard cheeses (Comté, Beaufort)...
Château du Moulin-à-Vent
Moulin-à-Vent
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2019 guide) 15/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (2023 guide) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
Jean-Jacques Parinet's ambitious and consistent renovation of the vineyard and winery is now delivering the expected results. Progress has been meteoric and production continues to dominate the appellation. He can rely on a talented team, made up of Édouard Parinet, their cellar master Brice Lafon and their communications manager Morgane Chambriard. A key player for the appellation and the region, and a formidable ambassador creating value and image in France and around the world.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2019 guide) 2** Stars (Outstanding wine)
About the wine:
All the freshness and harmony brought by the 2016 vintage are there. The nose reveals fine notes of red fruit, licorice and flowers. After a supple attack, the palate reveals fine, caressing tannins of great delicacy.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2018 guide) 90/100 (Wonderful wine)
About the wine:
Notes of pomegranate, raspberry and plum introduce Moulin-à-Vent's 2016 Couvent des Thorins, a medium-bodied, open, saline wine with acidic traits, fine tannins and a rounded, unified profile that's approachable. Aged almost entirely in vats and therefore unmarked by the oak influence that permeates the estate's larger bottles, its purity and transparency are highly appealing.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2019 guide) 14/20 (Good wine)
Domaine rated (2023 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
Since its acquisition by the Parinet family in 2009, this vast estate has invested considerable human resources in rejuvenating the wings of Moulin-à-Vent, like Château des Jacques in its day. In a modern Gamay style, with long, well-managed ageing in wood, the numerous parcel-based cuvées express the complexity and diversity of the soils. 2016 saw the arrival of the estate's first white vines (4.5 hectares) in the Mâcon and Pouilly-Fuissé appellations, under the name Roc des Boutires.
Wine Spectator
Rated Domaine (2023 guide) Wine producer recommended by Wine Spectator
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated (2018 guide) 93/100
Vinous A. Galloni
Wine rated 91/ 100
Rated Domaine (2023 guide) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.9/5
on 18 reviews
Note and review by M. PATRICE C. Published on 08/11/2020
For me, a great Beaujolais To be followed regularly
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Note and review by M. BERNARD L. Published on 08/11/2018
Superb, an elegant, silky wine with pleasant, long-lasting notes of cherry and undergrowth.
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Note and review by M. JEAN LUC V. Published on 07/11/2020
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Note and review by M. HUGUES B. Published on 26/09/2019
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