Moulin-à-Vent AOC

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Moulin-à-Vent is a French red wine produced on the border between the Rhône and Saône-et-Loire departments.

The appellation covers part of the towns of Chénas and Romanèche-Thorins, in the Beaujolais vineyards. It is one of the 10 crus, which are from north to south: le Saint-Amour, le Juliénas, le Chénas, le Moulin-à-Vent, le Fleurie, le Chiroubles, le Morgon, le Régnié, le Brouilly and le Côte-de-Brouilly.

This wine was sold before 1936 under the name of "Romanèche-Thorins" which was at the time a Beaujolais cru.^[1] The name was changed to Moulin-à-Vent ("windmill")^[2] when it was recognized by the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) as a controlled designation of origin (AOC) by decree on September 11, 1936.^[3]

Gallery

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Moulin-à-vent 1947 bottle
Moulin-à-vent 2008 bottle

References

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^ Hubert Duyker, Grands vins de Bourgogne, « Moulin-à-Vent », p. 172.
^ Olivier Orban] and Jean-Pierre de Monza, L'atlas des vins de France, p. 143.
^ "Décret du 11 septembre 1936 portant détermination de l'aire de production des vins d'appellation "moulin à vent"". JORF. October 4, 1936. p. 10517 – via www.legifrance.gouv.fr.

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