Stephane Aviron Moulin a Vent 2015

A firm and structured cru wine from 100-year-old vines that has layers of firm fruits and tannins. It is a wine that is likely to mature well, with its wood aging and dry core. A blend from four parcels, it is concentrated and with a rich black-cherry character. Drink this exceptional wine, from old-vine hunter Stéphane Aviron, starting in 2020.

The 2015 Moulin a Vent Vieilles Vignes offers more fruit than either the Juliénas or Fleurie on the nose: blackcurrant leaf, mulberry and touches of dried herb. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, chewy in the mouth with a slightly aggressive finish. This started well but it lacks grace and precision on the finish. I was expecting more given the vintage.