2018 Domaine De La Fruitiere Muscadet De Sevre Et Maine "Goulaine", Loire Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 40 year old vines on a 1. 5 ha, south east facing plot on the Butte de la Roche, serpentinite subsoil, fairly deep sandy soils. The soils are tilled. Hand picked, whole bunch pressing, spontaneous fermentation. 24 months on lees in underground vats. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Granite rock was used for centuries to build the massive fortresses that dot the landscape of Muscadet. Its density and structure were rarely breached by arrow,

a green harvest is performed in order to leave 7-8 bunches per vine

that Val de Mer has its own identity and personality

Moorman employs some whole cluster inclusion

She then founded the House and created the first Henriot cuvée

ABOUT THE WINEProduced under the Île de Beauté IGP

with a hint of honey and nutmeg

they are also heralded for top terroir-driven red and refined

their daughter

round mouth

a well-known winemaker and consultant in the region

Michèle and Jacques' daughter

The next logical step was to put down vines