Jerome Bretaudeau Gabbro Clos des Bouquinardieres Muscadet Sevre et Maine 2023 GROWER offering layers of orchard fruit

offering layers of orchard fruit

on mixed limestone and silica soils that lend Sangiovese both power and lift

The result is rich and full-bodied but never loses the tune

The 2023 vintage shows apricot and peach character that's both approachable and structured

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Jerome Bretaudeau Gabbro Clos des Bouquinardieres Muscadet Sevre et Maine 2023 GROWER offering layers of orchard fruitClos des Bouquinardieres is a parcel in Gorges planted in the early 1990s, on altered gabbro and clay with quartz. Direct pressing, spontaneous fermentation, and around 18 months of aging on fine lees in underground glass tile lined tanks without batonnage the wine is built on tension, not weight. This is Muscadet at its most serious: high end, age worthy, and a benchmark for what the appellation can do in the hands of a great vigneron.