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).