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.

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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