2019 Olivier Merlin Moulin-a-Vent La Rochelle [V90]

Producer: Domaine Merlin 
Region: Moulin-A-Vent, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France   
Varietal: Gamay  
Year: 2019 

Vinous, 90 Points

"The 2019 Moulin-a-Vent La Rochelle comes from horse-ploughed vines planted in 1933 on a windswept site.  Aged in barrels, if offers blackberry, raspberry and violet scents on the nose, whilst the palate is medium-bodied with good grip.  Austere and aloof at the moment, the 2019 is a wine that needs four to five years in the bottle.  It is curiously Syrah-like on the finish." 

Alcohol: 13.5% 

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