2020 Muscadet Gaia

Briny, steely, mineral rich. This wine is like sitting in a cool, dark cave, hiding from the rest of the world. In youth it will shock you, twisting and turning like a bat out of hell, with age it becomes wise, guided, opulent. Gaïa is made from Melon de Bourgogne, cultivated on a Gabbro terroir (a metamorphic rock rich in minerals). The different batches are aged in ovoid vats and oak casks for 2 years before being blended. It is Muscadet in its final form, you will feel like you’re ascendi...Read More...

Briny, steely, mineral rich. This wine is like sitting in a cool, dark cave, hiding from the rest of the world. In youth it will shock you, twisting and turning like a bat out of hell, with age it becomes wise, guided, opulent. Gaïa is made from Melon de Bourgogne, cultivated on a Gabbro terroir (a metamorphic rock rich in minerals). The different batches are aged in ovoid vats and oak casks for 2 years before being blended. It is Muscadet in its final form, you will feel like you’re ascending while drinking it. 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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