2021 Pinot Gris 'Maceration'

Oh my god. Jaw dropping skin contact wine. Fat peach, thyme, river rock, orange. Black tea tannin and grapefruit peel. Holy wow. Pinot Gris when macerated is just the pinched cheek we were pining for. Jérôme Bretaudeau might just be one of the gods of Muscadet. He spent 13 years with the winemaker Alain Gaubert as vineyards manager, but in 2001, he moved to the Domaine de Bellevue, in the Pays Nantais, to take over the 2 hectares of vineyards he inherited from his father. Jérome Bretaudeau i...Read More...

Oh my god. Jaw dropping skin contact wine. Fat peach, thyme, river rock, orange. Black tea tannin and grapefruit peel. Holy wow. Pinot Gris when macerated is just the pinched cheek we were pining for. Jérôme Bretaudeau might just be one of the gods of Muscadet. He spent 13 years with the winemaker Alain Gaubert as vineyards manager, but in 2001, he moved to the Domaine de Bellevue, in the Pays Nantais, to take over the 2 hectares of vineyards he inherited from his father. Jérome Bretaudeau is known for his extravagance, both in the grape varieties he cultivates and in the winemaking techniques he uses. Alongside the quintessential Melon de Bourgogne, there’s Chardonnay, Savagnin, Folle Blanche, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Gris, which are rather rare in Nantes. In red, the distribution is Cabernet Franc, Gamay, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. There are experiments as well as purely classic expressions of the varieties, all executed with much vision and poise.

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