Domaine Anita, Moulin-a-Vent Coeur de Vigneronne 2022 (750ml)

This cuvée is the vin de garde of Anita’s trio from Les Caves. Sourced from a 0.82-hectare parcel of southeasterly exposed vines planted at the highest part of the vineyard at 290 meters altitude, “Coeur de Vigneronne” is fully de-stemmed, with extraction performed via punch-downs rather than semi-carbonic maceration. Aged a full year entirely in used Burgundy barrels, it offers more tightly grained structure and thicker fruit than its two vineyard mates, yet Anita’s masterful sense of balance is on full display. 100pts James Suckling 3/7/24: A totally classic Beaujolais, but this mind-blowing wine also redefines what Beaujolais can be. That starts with how it pulls the white rabbit of mind-blowing freshness and purity out of the hat in this very hot and dry vintage. The depth of the red fruit aromas is off the scale. Enormously concentrated but precise and filigreed, with an almost overwhelming minerality in the almost endless finish. From old vines in the Les Caves site of Moulin-a-Vent. Matured in used oak barrels from Burgundy for just under a year. Drink or hold.