Moulin-a-Vent Couvent des Thorins

What it pairs with

• Roast fillet of beef with truffle
  The Couvent des Thorins concentration and minerality is suited to luxury beef preparations.
• Rack of lamb with dauphinois gratin
  Classic French showpiece lamb pairing for a serious Moulin-a-Vent.
• Aged Comté or Beaufort with honey
  Sweet-salt hard cheese with the wine's mineral depth is a classic pairing.

How to serve Moulin-a-Vent Couvent des Thorins

Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Roast fillet of beef with truffle, Rack of lamb with dauphinois gratin, Aged Comté or Beaufort with honey. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

The Couvent des Thorins lieu-dit references a historical monastic vineyard within the Moulin-a-Vent appellation, named for the Convent of Thorins. The Chateau's parcel within this historic lieu-dit was first bottled separately in 2013.

1. 2013 — Couvent des Thorins first produced as a single lieu-dit

Facts

Producer

Chateau du Moulin-a-Vent

Grapes

Gamay

Classification

Moulin-a-Vent AOC

Oak

French oak barrels; Couvent des Thorins is a historic monastic parcel

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 35-55 at retail

Drinking window

7-20 from vintage

First vintage

2013

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