Bernard Diochon - Moulin A Vent "Vieilles Vignes" 2023
Price: $24.99
| Producer | Bernard Diochon |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Beaujolais |
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| Subregion | Moulin A Vent |
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| Varietal | Gamay |
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| Vintage | 2023 |
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| Sku | 35540 |
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Bernard Diochon Description
The wine is made from vines planted in 1920, 1950, and the 1960s. Not much else has changed with respect to this rouge that hails from Moulin-à-Vent, the Beaujolais cru known for producing arguably the region’s most age-worthy wines. Bernard Diochon, who succeeded his father in 1967, once said, “I like tannic wines without heaviness; with fruit and floral aromas. I don’t like weighty wines with hard tannins.” Although Bernard has been succeeded by Thomas Patenôtre, the wine continues to remain true to that sentiment. It contains some tannin—it wouldn’t be young Moulin-à-Vent if it didn’t—but it is beautifully integrated and the wine is ready to drink now if given a little time to breathe. Soulful and savory, with notes of cherries, iron, and smoke, this is cru Beaujolais built to last.
