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The base wines ferment naturally and then go through a traditional second fermentation in bottle, where they remain for a minimum of 24 months. The dosage ranges from zero to a low 5 g\/L (depending on the bottling). Moreover, the fruit for this cuvée is always from a single vintage (2020 in this case).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis list of attributes sounds like the approach of a top Champagne grower, not a humble Muscadet producer! It's no surprise, then, that the result is a wine of impressive depth and complexity. Expect a super-mineral, earthy, rocky wine with waves of racy citrus, fresh nectarine and lots of flinty, talc-like, salty complexity, then a delicious lick of smoky Pinot cherry to close. 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Although more opulent and layered than Landron’s other wines, the rocky, acid soils of this parcel impart a balancing freshness, even in warmer years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Landron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272948383972,"sku":"19197-750","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/692f54b4-fbfc-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19197-750.png?v=1660774859"},{"product_id":"pierre-marie-chermette-beaujolais-origine-vieilles-vignes-2020","title":"Pierre-Marie Chermette Beaujolais Origine Vieilles Vignes 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe fruit source is a densely-planted four hectares in Saint-Vérand with vines sited on a pocket of dark granite—a soil that partly accounts for the wine's Cru-level depth and minerality. The vine age also helps, ranging from 35 to 85 years. These vines typically produce a considerably deeper, plumper, silkier wine than the entry-level Griottes. The 2020 is a killer version of Origine: a marriage of pure, silky raspberry and floral fruit with filigreed tannins and fine acidity. A beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Chermette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272949399780,"sku":"19747-750","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/fcb47bbd-bbf9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19747-750.png?v=1660775184"},{"product_id":"jo-landron-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-amphibolite-2020","title":"Jo Landron Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Amphibolite 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. 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It remains the estate’s only wine made from a blend of different sites (and includes younger-vine fruit from Landron’s top vineyards). The vines for this release are 15-30 years old and cropped low (for Muscadet) at just 50hl\/ha. It was bottled with a low dose of sulphur after an élevage between eight and 12 months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\" sugg=\"true\"\u003eIt is a blinder of a wine, packed full of juicy fruit and vibrant Atlantic zing. The new vintage is not dissimilar to last year’s stunner, with generous, zesty, pithy, lemon\/lime fruit alongside a ton of salinity. It glides with fantastic vibrancy across the palate, with oodles of compact fruit balanced by a mouth-watering stony\/savoury element and a cool finish that crackles with freshness and length. The value on offer here is off the charts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Landron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272953757924,"sku":"20623-750","price":44.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/1c888dc1-fafc-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20623-750.png?v=1660776151"},{"product_id":"chateau-de-pibarnon-bandol-rose-2021","title":"Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rosé 2021 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrganic. Another cracking release, Pibarnon’s distinctive 60:40 Mourvèdre and Cinsault blend was drawn from the estate’s stunning amphitheatre of terraces (or restanques) set amid the pine-covered hilltop of La Colline du Télégraphe. This is Bandol’s highest vineyard (at 300 metres above the Baie de Bandol) and it enjoys the freshness and cool nights of the altitude as well as the moderating sea breezes. It’s not only the elevation and proximity to the sea that makes this vineyard so special. A peculiar soil type predominates, les marnes bleues. This uncommon and highly chalky, blue-tinted clay, rich in microfossils, is also sometimes encountered in the Jura and Pomerol where it is prized for its low pH, water-retentive properties and its influence on a wine’s freshness and structure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the winemaking, the Cinsault component was pressed directly to tank, and brings elegance, perfume and balance, while the Mourvèdre was bled, saignée-style, after several hours of skin contact, bringing vibrancy, complexity and chalky structure. Blending occurred before a wild yeast ferment. The wine was raised exclusively in tank for six months. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic red berry, wild garrigue, some light spice and fruit tea notes are underpinned by complex and savoury tones. 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Importantly, Boulay also includes fruit from his younger vines on the great hillside of La Grande Côte.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe juice is naturally fermented and aged for eight months in tank, on lees, with a small volume also fermented in a single large wooden cask. This is the only blended cuvée in the Boulay line-up, yet, even here we can taste the kind of finesse, texture, and stony\/earthy\/salty minerality that has made this humble grower one of France’s most respected vignerons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Gérard Boulay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272954052836,"sku":"20870-750","price":79.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/8bcff98c-4886-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20870-750.png?v=1672193136"},{"product_id":"cep-by-cep-anjou-rouge-2021","title":"Cep by Cep Anjou Rouge 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is 100% Cabernet Franc, hand-harvested from organically tended vines grown on gravelly, shale soils in western Anjou (just across the river from Savennières). The idea here is for a fun, lively, no-nonsense vin de soif, made to be enjoyed while it’s young, vibrant and fresh. To this end, the fruit was fully destemmed and simply fermented and raised in stainless steel for just six months. There was no sulphur added until bottling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cep by Cep","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272954740964,"sku":"20945-750","price":42.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/e3a69a10-391c-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20945-750.png?v=1660776443"},{"product_id":"jo-landron-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-amphibolite-2021","title":"Jo Landron Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Amphibolite 2021 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiodynamic. This cuvée derives its name from the greenish, metamorphic bedrock (amphibolite) that dominates the soils in which it is grown. Produced from vines aged between 35 and 40 years, this unique wine was vinified with only a short period on lees, as Jo Landron wanted to retain as much freshness and minerality as possible. Only minor doses of sulphur were used to block malo. Bottling occurred early (in March), and without filtration, to retain the earth-to-glass essence of the wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Landron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272956182756,"sku":"20973-1500","price":113.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/82c0be4c-de12-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20973-1500.png?v=1660776476"},{"product_id":"jo-landron-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-amphibolite-2022","title":"Jo Landron Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Amphibolite 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. One of Landron’s emblematic cuvées, Amphibolite, takes its name from the greenish, metamorphic bedrock (amphibolite) where this wine is grown. Produced from vines aged between 35 and 40 years, this was vinified with only a short period on lees, as Jo Landron wants to retain as much freshness and minerality as possible.“It’s a free-spirited-muscadet,” he says. Only minor doses of sulphur are used to block malolactic conversion. Bottling without filtration occurs early (in March) to retain the wine’s earth-to-glass essence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWith some lovely textural padding this year, it’s an ultra-pure, racy expression of Muscadet loaded with white floral notes and all kinds of citrus underpinned by the briny, iodine minerality that is a hallmark of this cuvée. Sculpted and steely, it’s all salted apple and spring flower, penetrating acidity binding the mouthwatering tension to the wine’s well-honed texture. 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This is supported by saline freshness and mineral sensation. A stunning Muscadet. Although drinking well now, Le Fief du Breil cellars wonderfully, developing extraordinary mineral crunch as it matures over the years. If you can wait, give it five years to unfurl. If drinking it sooner, give it a good decant and marvel at the magic that unfolds in the glass over a few hours. A multi-layered, terroir-driven bargain from one of the Loire’s finest growers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Landron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272956510436,"sku":"20974-750","price":76.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/2414d43c-d433-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20974-750.png?v=1663125297"},{"product_id":"jo-landron-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-les-houx-2020","title":"Jo Landron Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Les Houx 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Les Houx, in La Haye-Fouassière, is one of Landron’s oldest vineyards. The mature, low-yielding vines are rooted in shallow sandy\/clay soils, rich in quartz and shot through with iron, which gives the wine a flinty nature. The bedrock is gneiss and clay. It’s a brilliant terroir that gives a denser, fleshier, more complex style of Muscadet. Although more opulent and layered than Landron’s other wines, this parcel's rocky, acid soils impart a balancing freshness, even in warmer years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe grapes are harvested by hand and fermented with indigenous yeasts. The wine ages on its lees for a lengthy 18 months before bottling. Landron is now using the Italian-made Tava amphorae for 30% of the wine and is delighted with the results. The lion’s share still ages in glass-lined concrete. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe dense, structured, lingering palate delivers textural stone fruits and thyme interwoven with the crushed-chalk mineral signature of these sandstone soils. It’s a dynamic Muscadet that goes far beyond the drink-with-oysters cliché. 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This wine is drawn from four hectares, where the yields are strictly curbed as low as 38 ha\/hectare. 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