Moulin a Vent 2007 Fleurilege is a wine we bought while visiting Burgundy and Beaujolais, it came from the cave in Fleurie - great place with nice wines to try and the person who helped us had great wine knowledge though her English was better than our French - we did not understand all that was said.
This wine we understood was a Beaujolais that could be aged ( 5-10 years max) and the Gamay in it could take on a Pinot character, so we were interested to try it this weekend - having had 5 years age.
The core was ruby and there were glints of garnet at the wide rim. On the nose this wine had an uplifting perfume of fresh red fruits and sweet spices ( vanilla with a hint of ginger) and a hint of vegetal herbaceousness that was pleasant and beckoned you in. It had a nervy elegance on the nose that one would not associate with Gamay ( which normally has banana and bubbly gum aromas due to the carbonic maceration it has undergone) and tasting it reinforced this impression.
The silky texture, the zippy fresh tight red fruits were well srtuctured and kept fresh by the keen acidity, and intertwinned in the fruits were spice and a feint meatiness. The low ripe and sleek tannins had some grippiness and the medium body supported by the medium-high alcohol felt in balance and gave a good length with a spicy fresh fruit finish. This wine has definetly got some of the Pinot character that one associates with Burgundy - and one feels that this is due to the grapes being treated with the same reverence that the Pinot grapes receive, good viticulture in the vineyard, clever wine making in the winery and then careful and intuitive oak ageing.
At this point we wish we had bought more than 6 bottles - but hey ho - another trip is needed.
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