“Clos de Londres”

The Clos faces the Château with its 0,5612 ha. Named after London city, the ‘Clos de Londres’, because the domaine won the gold medal at the London Universal Exhibition in 1862.

About the vintage 2009

2009 was an exceptional vintage for Château du Moulin-à-Vent. The summer months offered perfect conditions for the vines, while modernization of the cellars and intensive work in the vineyards produced wines of outstanding quality, restoring the Château to its leading position in the appellation. Manual harvest one day only. Grapes were collected in small 30-liter (8-gallon) containers. Sorting table was positioned before the destemmer.

About the terroirs

This wine is produced from a very specific clos of .56 hectares (1.38 acres) facing the château.

 The microclimate was identified 250 years ago by Madame Philiberte Pommier as exceptional, producing long-lived wines with distinctive characteristics. 

The weathered granite soils are sandy and thin, enriched by mineral nutrients within a granite bedrock with seams of manganese, copper, iron and other metallic oxides. The region’s frequently blowing winds have a positive effect on the maturity and concentration of the grapes.

Tasting Notes

A handsome, deep red color with purple tints and lovely aromas, with perfectly mature red and black fruit, hints of spice and floral notes of rose, peony and violet. Good body with fine tannins and good length. Rich, opulent and complex, finishing on a spicy note.