Domaines Chermette - Moulin-à-Vent Les Trois Roches 2022

Name: Domaines Chermette - Moulin-à-Vent Les Trois Roches 2022
Brand: Domaines Chermette (ex Domaine du Vissoux)
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)

Moulin-à-Vent|Red wine

Beaujolais

Red

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4.4/5 (5 customers)

92/100

Bettane & Desseauve

beautiful finish

velvety texture

ripened cheese

"A Moulin-à-Vent of pleasure

Supple and harmonious, ample and enveloping, melting tannins, sapid finish... this Moulin-à-Vent has it all! Rose petal, orange peel, wild berries and a concert of spices combine to create an expressive, complex bouquet. Enjoy with grilled pork loin with roasted figs, game or a fine mature Saint-Marcellin...

Features

Estate

Domaines Chermette (ex Domaine du Vissoux)

Cuvée

Les Trois Roches

Vintage

2022

Designation

Moulin-à-Vent

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

100% Gamay, vignes âgées de 45 ans

Terroirs

Various granites with manganese, 1 hectare parcel of Rochegrès, 2 hectares parcel of La Rochelle, 1.5 hectares parcel of Roche Noire in purchase of grapes

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional semi-carbonic Beaujolaise in whole bunches, pumping over twice a day, 10 to 12-day maceration in concrete vats, indigenous yeast.

Breeding

6 to 8 months, 50% in casks and 50% in rooms 1 to 5 years old

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep ruby with purple highlights

Nose

Intense, red fruit fragrances, floral touches and mineral, smoky, spicy notes

Mouth

Fine and racy, ample attack, round and fleshy, muffled tannins with unctuosity, velvety texture, aromatic complexity, aromas of cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant syrup, vanilla finish.

Serve

AT 14°C

Open

In advance in recent vintages

Drink before

2033

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with game terrines, rabbit with mustard, grilled pork loin with roasted figs and a hint of cinnamon, camembert or aged Saint-Marcellin cheese...

Domaines Chermette (formerly Domaine du Vissoux)

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (guide 2025) 92/100

3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Martine and Pierre-Marie Chermette are gradually handing over the reins to their son Jean-Étienne Chermette, who has been quick to introduce some important changes. In particular, the name of the estate: domaines Chermette instead of domaine du Vissoux. That said, the essentials are still there: 31 hectares of red Beaujolais, 5.5 hectares of white Beaujolais, 16.50 hectares of crus in Fleurie, Brouilly and Moulin-à-Vent. The domaine, renowned for its delicious, round wines, seems to have taken on a stricter style in recent vintages, perhaps more geared towards ageing. Nonetheless, the quality is still there, with a special mention for Les Garants and Les-Trois-Roches in 2016.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine rated 2022 (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the domain :

Jean-Étienne Chermette continues to shape one of the region's most reliable portfolios at this southern Beaujolais landmark. As I've written before, old vines, assiduous but traditional vinification and barrel aging are the rudiments of the approach here. Young Chermette, who has launched his own label in parallel, reviewed in this dossier, reminded me that the domaine had obtained Terra Vitis certification in 2018, which is definitely a step in the right direction. 2021 at this address, as elsewhere, marks a return to a lighter, more ethereal and succulent style of Beaujolais that recent hot, dry vintages have tended to offer, but at this address, these virtues don't come at the expense of flavor or substance.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2023) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

The domaine's slogan, "l'art de faire le vin au plus près du raisin" ("the art of making wine as close to the grape as possible"), perfectly reflects the range of skills of artisan winemaker Pierre-Marie Chermette, now joined by Jean-Étienne, one of his sons. Chermette began his career on his parents' 10 hectares in southern Beaujolais, before acquiring 20 hectares in the Fleurie and Moulin-à-Vent crus, then in Brouilly in 2008. The wines revolve around a core of weathered fruit that charms while respecting the identity of the terroirs. A sign of quality, the wines age gracefully even in difficult vintages.

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.4/5

out of 5 reviews