• Olivier Merlin
  • Moulin à Vent La Rochelle

    At a Glance

    • Size: 1 ha (2.47 ac)
    • Variety: Gamay
    • Vine Age: 85% planted in 1937, 15% in 1962
    • Terroir: Southeast-facing slope, 10% grade, 250-meters elevation, poor sandy granite soil containing manganese
    • Viticulture: Sustainable, horse plowed, 13,000 vines/ha, average yield of 40 hL/ha.
    • Vinification: 100% whole cluster, 2-week semi-carbonic maceration and fermentation in wooden tank, 2 pump-overs per day, aged for 20 months in barrels (20% new).