Domaine Le Nid, Beaujolais Moulin A Vent Tradition 2021

Our Moulin-A-Vent Tradition cuvée is the result of a plot blend (100% Gamay noir), vinified using the traditional Beaujolais method, in whole bunches and semi-carbonical vinification, bringing roundness, substance, and this delicate acid frame, a guarantee of freshness and (almost) immediate drinkability. Ageing is carried out over 10 months in Foudre and concrete vats.

The cru of Moulin-à-Vent is generally considered the source of the potentially longest-lived, most structured Beaujolais. Carried by a floral and fruity bouquet, this wine soon becomes robust and full-bodied: it is an outstanding wine of great structure and ageing potential.

Our wine secret is its rich soil, composed of sandstone, pink-granite fragments and crumbly pieces of a precious trace-element: manganese. It is this that accentuates and intensifies the tannins of our Moulin-à-Vent.

The Gamay Noir, the Beaujolais grape variety since 14th century, brings the wine its deep, rich-red colour which is specific to our Terroir. This alchemy of soil and grape variety creates flavours that lead our Moulin-à-Vent to be compared to and to indeed rival its Bourguignon cousins.

Preserving our soils and therefore our vines, a constent leitmotif. Sustainable agriculture meets our expectations. It certainly engages us in a permanent control but it allows us in return to intervene on the grapes wisely 
at the slightest health alert. Biodiversity is doing well. All the work is done by hand on our 12 plots.  

Owned by our family since 2012, we cover the 8 hectares of vines with love and passion. We are 5 parents and children, Paul, Danielle, Delphine, Jocelyn & Stéphane Lardet. Epicureans at heart, anxious to bring the best to our land, we have named it « Le Nid / The Nest », a symbol of our unity and our fierce desire to preserve it. Our cellar master & oenologist bring us their precious help. 

The vinification is done in small containers so that each locality expresses itself and guarantees its authenticity. Varied breeding adapted to each of the plots is carried out on the estate, the fruit of numerous attemps punctuated by doubts and finally successes. 

Together, in the respect of the tradition, we redifined the vinification and ageing methods, and instilled a new spirit in line with our values : Family, Terroir, Hedonism, Authenticity.