Jo Landron Domaine de la Louvetrie Amphibolite Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
$ 19
VINTAGE
2020
BOTTLE SIZES
750 ML
COUNTRY
France
REGION
Loire
APPELLATION
Muscadet-Sevre-et-Maine
WINE TYPE
White
VARIETALS
Melon De Bourgogne
ORGANIC
Certified
BIODYNAMIC
Certified
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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