2021 Jo Landron Domaine de la Louvetrie Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine 'Amphibolite', Loire Valley, France

2021 Jo Landron Domaine de la Louvetrie Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine 'Amphibolite', Loire Valley, France

$23.99

VINEYARD: 35 to 40 years old vines

SOIL: Metamorphic amphibolite derived from gabbro rocks.

VITICULTURE: Organic (EcoCert) and biodynamic farming; Pruning method: Guyot Nantais; Planting density: 6,800 vines/hectare

VINIFICATION: Exclusively hand-harvested grapes. Direct pressing of whole bunches in a pneumatic press. No chaptalization or clarification. Alcoholic fermentation with natural yeasts.

AGING: Aged in glass-tiled concrete vats for 6 monthsb on fine lees

NOTES: A wine best expressed in its youth, Amphibolite is citrusy and sizzling with a lovely salinity on the finish. Jo refers to Amphibolite as a "free-spirited" Muscadet!

 

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