93-Points by Wine Enthusiast.
Aromas of raspberry confiture and cranberry jelly are accented by granite and tobacco in this exuberantly youthful, fruit-forward red. Intensely ripe yet pristine in blackberry and cherry flavors, it's a silky, thirst-quenching wine with fine-grained, silky tannins. Approachable now, it should hold well through 2030.
 
"Perrière” meant “quarry” in Old French. As its name would suggest, the soil in Les Perrières is lean and stony and the subsoil is composed of white marble that continues to be extracted today. Both red (from the Pinot Noir grape) and white (from Pinot Blanc) wines are produced from the vineyard. The 45-year-old vines are managed in an ecologically responsible manner. This is a particularly early ripening plot due to the high proportion of limestone rocks that are warmed by the sun and transfer their heat to the soil.
History
The archives in Nuits-Saint-Georges bear witness to the fact that Moillard family already owned vineyards prior to the French Revolution. In 1848, Symphorien Moillard married Marguerite Grivot, whose family owned vines. As the fledgling business developed, the first train on the new line serving Paris, Lyon and Marseilles (the "P.L.M.") brought a Belgian notary to Nuits-Saint-Georges in 1850. He would become Symphorien Moillard's first international customer. After tasting the company's wines, the notary was so taken with them that he persuaded Symphorien to send a selection of Bourgogne wines to him in Belgium. This marked the start of Moillard's business as a wine merchant and its first exports. This new business demanded considerable expertise when it came to anticipating the ageing potential of wines over three, five or ten years. Since then, Moillard has continued this meticulous work of vinification and ageing to allow the wines to achieve the full potential.
 
A Word from the Oenologist
"Our wines are now full-bodied and modern, at once accessible and faithful to the diversity of terroirs found in Bourgogne. Maison Moillard can now be found throughout France and in more that 50 other countries, and we are proud to be able to share our passion for these terroirs with wine connoisseurs wherever they may be." Baptiste Corrot, Oenologist at Maison Moillard