Moulin-à-Vent's neighbour produces perfumed, silky, approachable wines, while Moulin-à-Vent, using the same grape ( ) and broadly the same vinification, makes wines that are meaty, tannic and intense, and need 2-3 years to mature. The only possible explanation, it seems, is the high proportion of iron and manganese in Moulin-à-Vent's soil.