Couvent des Thorins Moulin à Vent, 2016

Located in the southernmost tip of the Burgundy region, Moulin-à-Vent was one of the first appellations awarded AOC status in 1936. Château du Moulin-à-Vent, named for the 300-year-old stone windmill atop the hill of Les Thorins, dates back to 1732, when it was called Château des Thorins. Today, the estate encompasses 37 hectares (91.4 acres) of the appellation’s finest climats — Les Vérillats, Le Champ de Cour, La Rochelle — planted to Gamay Noir averaging 40 years in age. The underlying granite soil is rich in iron oxide, copper and manganese, which may account for the wines’ aging potential. Since 2009, under the new ownership of the Parinet family, investment in the winemaking facilities and the vineyards has resulted in plot-specific signature wines expressing the individual characteristics of each exceptional terroir.

This wine is sourced from the terroirs of la Delatte, les Rouchaux, and les Maisonneuves, down in the valley between the mountains and the Saône River, where the soils are well hydrated, and the vines are not stressed. These terroirs are less exposed to the winds, below the historical Moulin-à-Vent, on its east slope, scarcely stopping maturation and, thus the fruit is much better preserved at harvest.

PAIRS WITH: DELI SANDWICH, POTATO CHIPS, CHILI DOG.