CHÂTEAU GRAND MOULIN CORBIÈRES GRANDES VIGNES 2022

The history of Château Grand Moulin begins in 1985 when Jean-Noël Bousquet left working in a Co-op with a vision to make great wine. He set up his private cellar on the site of an old mill in Lézignan, in the heart of Corbières in Languedoc. Since then, his son Frédéric has taken over and offers a wide range of great Corbières wines, offering all the richness and diversity of the estate’s different terroirs. The Château Grand Moulin estate has over 200 plots of vines spread over 130 hectares, across 5 municipalities all within a radius of 10km. They have been recognised for their high-quality potential and classified as Corbières AOC and Corbières Boutenac AOC. They cultivate the region's classic grapes, namely syrah, grenache, carignan, mourvèdre, cinsault for the red wines and vermentino, grenache and Roussanne for the white.

Terroir of the river terraces 20m above of the Orbieu river, in Lézignan-Corbières. The middle terrace is a deposit of materials left by the floods during the great glaciations. It has an irregular stoniness: layers of pebbles can give way to clays or silts. The soil is deep and fertile where the vines can sink deep roots. The Grandes Vignes are located on plots of land managed with environmentally friendly viticulture. They offer a modern, fruit-focused Corbières.

A pronounced red colour. A fresh nose of ripe red fruits. A delicious and nicely fruity palate, with a full and round texture.

Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
"This producer has been one of my best discoveries in the three years I've been reviewing Languedoc wines for RPWA."