Historic Moulin-a-Vent estate centred on the appellation's landmark windmill lieu-dit, producing age-worthy Gamay from granite and manganese soils.
Tasting: Cellar door and tasting room at the estate near the iconic windmill lieu-dit.
Signature wines: chateau-du-moulin-a-vent-grand-cru
Beaujolais negociant house founded by Georges Duboeuf in 1964 and known for popularising Beaujolais Nouveau globally from the 1970s onward. The Hameau Duboeuf park at Romanèche-Thorins, opened in 1993, is a major wine-tourism draw.
Tasting: The Hameau Duboeuf wine theme park and museum at Romanèche-Thorins is open to visitors; includes cellar tour, flower exhibition and tasting.
Burgundy house Louis Jadot acquired Chateau des Jacques in Moulin-a-Vent, bringing Burgundy winemaking rigour to Beaujolais. Produces single-lieu-dit Gamay cuvees of notable depth.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at Chateau des Jacques in Moulin-a-Vent. Book through Louis Jadot Beaune.
Fourth-generation family domaine at Chénas managed by Franck Bessone, named for the granitic soils that define this part of the Beaujolais. The 12-hectare estate produces Moulin-a-Vent, Fleurie, Chénas and Saint-Amour with manual harvests and ageing in oak barrels, casks and cement tanks.
Moulin-à-Vent estate established in 1907 and expanded over the appellation's terroir. In 2005 Philippe Guérin and his wife added Chiroubles to the holdings, and Élise Guérin now produces a Moulin-à-Vent and a Beaujolais-Villages including the Les Thorins cuvée.
Family domaine making Beaujolais the old-fashioned way since 1935, located just across the road from the iconic Moulin-à-Vent windmill. Bernard Diochon succeeded his father in 1967 and appointed Thomas Patenôtre as his successor in 2007. The estate produces a single old-vine Moulin-à-Vent each vintage from vines planted in 1920, 1950 and the 1960s.
Domaine founded in 2007 by Richard Rottiers at Romanèche-Thorins on 3 hectares of 40-80 year-old vines, now extended to 12 hectares across Moulin-à-Vent, Brouilly and Beaujolais-Villages.
Family estate based in the neighbouring Chénas commune, working 20 hectares of vineyards at high altitude across Moulin-à-Vent, Chénas, Saint-Amour, Morgon and Saint-Véran.