2019 David Large Moulin-à-Vent

Region: Beaujolais < France

Grape: Gamay
Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic/biodynamic farming, high altitude vines in the heights of Chénas, with light soil on black rock - always the last parcel to be harvested; 50 year old vines on stony clay soils; 11 days semi-carbonic  maceration in concrete tanks, then aged in concrete; bottled unfined/unfiltered with zero added So2; zero-zero; 13% ABV
Winemaker: David Large

• Young one-man show in Southwest Beaujolais whose alter ego is a rapper/poet
• Top-tier Beaujolais from the best parcel within a single vineyard (Lieu-dit Rochenoire), within the Cru of Moulin-à-Vent
• A wine that starts a bit shy but grows bolder with age
• Not your glou glou Gamay, this one is elegant, with dark red fruit and an earthy, forest-y vibe
• Great energy, but plenty of tannin too -- the structure says to wait, the energy says drink me now!
• Thrives with a slight chill