Moulin-à-Vent is a French red wine of controlled designation of origin produced on the border between the Rhône and Saône-et-Loire departments.
The appellation covers part of the towns of Chénas and Romanèche-Thorins, in the Beaujolais vineyards. It is one of the 10 crus, which are from north to south: le Saint-Amour, le Juliénas, le Chénas, le Moulin-à-Vent, le Fleurie, le Chiroubles, le Morgon, le Régnié, le Brouilly and le Côte-de-Brouilly.
This wine was sold before 1936 under the name of "Romanèche-Thorins" which was once considered a Beaujolais cru.[1] The name is changed to "windmill"[2] when it is recognized by the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) as a controlled designation of origin (AOC) by the decree of September 11, 1936.[3]
References
edit- ^ Hubert Duyker, Grands vins de Bourgogne, « Moulin-à-Vent », p. 172.
- ^ Olivier Orban et Jean-Pierre de Monza, L'atlas des vins de France, p. 143.
- ^ "Décret du 11 septembre 1936 portant détermination de l'aire de production des vins d'appellation "moulin à vent"". www.legifrance.gouv.fr., publié au JORF du 4 octobre 1936, page 10517.
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