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Moulin A Vent 2019 Ophelie Dutraive
From half a hectare of organically grown vines at Moulin-à-Vent, Ophélie Dutraive makes a single cuvée for her project. Like her father and brother, Ophélie embraces carbonic maceration with indigenous yeasts, along with minimal additions of sulphur, no clarification or flitration. Based on the brightness and depth of her inaugural cuvée, the future of this project is promising! As Ophelié, Jean-Louis' daughter, explained, "In the domaine, we all take decisions together, but we listen to my father a lot because he has all the experience". He wished to have the opportunity to make his own decisions, to try new things and to learn from his trials and errors. In the 2019 vintage, Ophélie launched her project with a rented plot of 0.3 hectares of 100-120 year old vines in the lieu-dit of Les Métérées in the Cru of Moulin-à-Vent. The following year, he planted another 0.2 hectare on well-rested land that had never been planted with vines and had never been treated with chemicals. With his half-hectare of Moulin-à Vent organically farmed, Ophélie is able to make his cuvées from plots that he works himself. In the cellar, carbonic maceration is carried out with indigenous yeasts and only 15 mg/L of sulphur is added. The wine is aged in a combination of demi-muids and neutral barrels for seven months and undergoes no filtration or ageing. Ophélie's inaugural cuvée was vibrant and nervous with the meatiness of a classic Moulin-à-Vent and the thirst-quenching fruit we expect from any label bearing the Dutraive name.
DENOMINATION: Moulin-à-Vent AOC
REGION: Beaujolais (France)
GRAPE VARIETIES: 100% Gamay
VINIFICATION: Vinification according to organic farming principles
