Moulin-à-Vent "Les Michelons", Mee Godard - 2021

Name: Moulin-à-Vent "Les Michelons", Mee Godard
Brand: Mee Godard
SKU: 44413
Price: 49.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 44413 750mL

Beaujolais is one of the few places in France where an aspiring vigneron can bootstrap the start of their own winery. We aren't using the word "bootstrap" lightly either. Mee is a one woman show that prunes, farms, and runs a precise cellar. The lieu dit of Au Michelon is loctated in the village of Chénas. The soil is sandy and the parcel is oriented southwest on the slope.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-Region

Beaujolais

Appellation/Village

Moulin-à-Vent

Producer

Mee Godard

Grape Variety

Gamay

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

With the intention of creating a vin de garde from great terroirs in mind, Mee Goddard established her domaine in Beaujolais with 3 of the greatest climats in the Cru of Morgon: Côte du Py, Corcelette, and Grand Cras. Truly a one woman show, Mee farms her vines and solely handles vinification: fair use of whole bunches, destemming half of the fruit typically, and maceration in cement vessels. Her Moulin-à-Vent's first vintage was in 2016 with the lieu dit of Au Michelon in the village of Chénas. Sultry, almost velveteen in its body and texture, flavors of plum, black cherry, violets, cinnamon spice and layered earthiness really tie this together. The maceration in cement polishes the tannins and really allows the fruit to take center stage. An aromatically dense wine with boundless potential for aging, Mee Godard is the vigneron to watch.

- JOS

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