Louis Jadot Château des Jacques, Moulin à Vent 2013, Beaujolais, France

Tasting Note: If you enjoy red Burgundy, you’ll enjoy this Moulin à Vent Cru Beaujoalis that is Burgundian in style and tastes as though it was made by a Burgundian winemaker who used to specialize in pinot noir.

Deep-intensity purple in color, this wine has a medium-plus-intensity, aromatic nose of blackberry, raspberry, red cherry and crushed-dried violet petal.

On the palate the dry, medium-plus-bodied Moulin à Vent Beaujolais has a smooth texture with slightly-grippy, medium tannin.

Bottle Note: Once a place to rest along the pilgrims’ route to Santiago de Compostela, Château des Jacques was purchased by Maison Louis Jadot in 1996 and is today a beautiful property situated next to the famous vineyards of the Cru Moulin à Vent. Five unique parcels, or Clos, compose our Moulin à Vent vineyards, the best fruit from each Clos is vinified and aged separately in oak barrels for 12 months. Exclusively planted with the gamay grape, the 17 acres of the Clos de Rochegrès vineyard grow on a bedrock of hard granite and quartz recomposed in red sandstone, which imparts floral, mineral notes and persistent subtle tannins to the wine. Great aging potential.