2024 Domaine Anita Moulin-à-Vent Coeur de Vigneronne

Anita Kuhnel was a former professional cyclist. With the same drive, she now dedicates all her energy to crafting Beaujolais wines at Domaine Anita. Anita uses only high-quality terroirs for this purpose. She produces wines from the Gamay grape that have already received high scores from renowned critics, including Robert Parker, James Suckling, and Wine Enthusiast. Suckling (96/100) writes of the 2020 Tres Vieille Vigne: "... This Beaujolais masterpiece is so concentrated and so pure, with a lush, velvety sensuality that reminds me of great Pomerol."

The Gamay grapes for this Anita Moulin-à-Vent La Rochelle come from the lieu-dit 'La Rochelle' in the Moulin-à-Vent appellation. This vineyard is situated on pink granite soil, at an altitude of 240 meters, and faces south/southeast. The vines are 50 years old. The grapes are hand-picked and selected in the vineyard. Eighty percent of the grapes are destemmed. During fermentation, the "cap" (the skins that float to the surface) is pressed down daily to extract more flavor and tannins. Fermentation lasts 14 days. After fermentation, the wine is aged for 11 months in oak barrels and then for 5 months in bottle. In the glass, the Moulin-à-Vent Coeur de Vigneronne is a beautiful, radiant ruby red with a purple glow around the rim. On the nose, we smell red cherries, raspberries, lavender, irises, and roses. On the palate, the wine is generous, minerally, and wonderfully fiery, with fresh red fruit complemented by vanilla, mocha, cloves, white pepper, and earth. This is a wonderful wine to pair with a grilled steak or shepherd's pie.

"It is clearly the most extraordinary wine I've ever encountered from Beaujolais and a high point of my 40 years of wine tasting!" - Stuart Pigott on JamesSuckling.com. Domaine Anita has achieved 100 points from James Suckling for the Moulin-à-Vent Coeur de Vigneronne 2022! Anita Neveu has always received high scores, but this is the second time she has received 100 points. It's extra special because it's the first time a Beaujolais wine has received 100 points from one of the leading critics for two years in a row.

The 2024 vintage was only released in October 2025, and no reviews are currently available. Domaine Anita Moulin-à-Vent Coeur de Vigneronne has received scores of 100 and 99 points, respectively, from James Suckling over the past three years.

James Suckling (100/100) over 2022

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. Drink or hold.