2021 Jo Landron Domaine de la Louvetrie Amphibolite Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine

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!