2022 Ophelie Dutraive, Moulin-a-Vent Beaujolais, France

In the 2019 vintage, Ophlie launched her own project with a rented 0.3 hectare plot of 100-120 year-old vines in the lieu-dit of Les Mtres in the Cru of Moulin–Vent. The following year, she planted another 0.2 hectare on well rested soils that had never been planted to vine and had never been treated with chemicals. With her half hectare of organically farmed Moulin- Vent, Ophlie is able to make her own cuve from plots that she works on her own.

In the cellar, carbonic maceration is carried out with indigenous yeasts and only 15 mg/L of sulfur is added. The wine is aged in a combination of demi-muids and neutral barrels for seven months and sees no fining or filtration. Ophlie’s inaugural cuve was vibrant and nervy with the meatiness of a classic Moulin–Vent and the thirst-quenching fruit we have come to expect from any label bearing the Dutraive name. We can’t wait for what’s to come!

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