This cuvée comes from the so called "younger" vines of the Clos, though with an average age of 40 odd years they are hardly babies. Janin picks and vinifies several parcels separately - according to various soil and latitude - before deciding on the final blend. This bottling is animated by a lively freshness and purity that makes emptying the glass (or bottle) perilously easy. While ripe and supple, the wine revels in the finer points of its terroir. There is distinctive fruit with a mineral, floral quality that is unique to Moulin's pink granite, which is littered with 'gryphees' (fossilised seashell). While Beaujolais is often regarded as a ready to drink wine, the best examples have fantastic potential to age for many years. This wine is a case in point (although it will not be as age worthy as the two single-site cuvees: Grenerieres and Clos du Tremblay). Nonetheless, if you can keep your hands off this for a few more years (4-5), you can expect it to develop a more Pinot-like fragrance as its 'first flush' structure and puppy fat mellows. The French actually have a verb to describe this anomaly (!); Pinoter or 'to become like Pinot'. It is most often used in reference to mature Moulin-à-Vent. This is compact, yet with good underlying intensity and radiant fresh, dark cherry fruit. It offers such great value for money, especially when compared with its Cote d'Or cousins.