Jérôme Bretaudeau “Gabbro” Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2018

Winemaker/Producer: Jérôme Bretaudeau

Region: Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Grape: Melon de Bourgogne

Soil: silt & sand soil with gabbro (igneous) rocks

Viticulture: Certified organic, official biodynamic conversion

Winemaking: Direct pressing, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 8 months on fine lees in stainless steel and concrete tanks.

Tasting Notes:  lemon pith, yogurt, lemon/lime, bosc pear, oystershell

For Fun: Gabbro is also known as “black granite” and is similar in composition to basalt.  Both gabbro and basalt are igneous rocks, which are rocks that are formed from the solidification of molten lava.  The difference is that basalt solidifies above the earth’s surface and gabbro solidifies below the earth’s surface.