Domaine des Terres Dorées Moulin-à-Vent

Moulin-à-Vent, France

Jean-Paul Brun's natural Moulin-à-Vent from the manganese granite hillsides — zero sulphur, no chaptalization, Gamay treated with Burgundian seriousness. Dark cherry, iron, granite mineral, dried violet, and the structured tannin that makes Moulin-à-Vent the most age-worthy and serious of all the Beaujolais crus. The natural wine movement's benchmark for the appellation.

Pairing intelligence

• main: The wine appears in the preparation itself — Moulin-à-Vent's structure and dark fruit infuses the braised ham; parsley bridges the wine's herbal character; the circular Beaujolais-ham pairing at its most refined
• main: A surprising but classic Lyonnais pairing — Moulin-à-Vent's structured Gamay with rich crayfish gratin; the wine's cherry and mineral character bridges the freshwater sweetness; Comté's nuttiness bridges the granite mineral