What it pairs with
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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.
- 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