Domaine de la Fruitiere Estate |
Country of Origin: France
Location: Muscadet
People: Jean Douillard, Owner & Winemaker
The village of Chateau-Thebaud sits on a hill overlooking the Maine river as it winds through the soft, rolling hills of the Nantais, just south of Nantes. This fertile area of France is particularly blessed with extraordinary mineral deposits, and Chateau-Thebaud profits from this perhaps more than most. From its vantage point at the top of the hill, Domaine de la Fruitiere over looks its holdings of old vine Melon planted on soil filled with granite, mica, and schist. The granite forms the base of the soil, and as it has been eroded for centuries and centuries, small fissures have formed, allowing the roots of these vines to plunge deep into the rocks, stealing precious minerals to send back up to the surface. Even without knowing this, you would certainly taste it in the wines. Jean Douillard, the founder of the estate, is obsesses with making sure that he extracts as much of this minerality from the soil as he can. As such, he uses only natural vine treatments, leaving a final grain that is pure and ready for the crush. There is an aggressive de-leafing and a green harvest that is still a rarity in the region. At harvest, Jane and his team go over every grain as it is destemmed, culling any under-ripe grapes and sending the rest on to press, ferment, and then sit quietly on their fine lees all through the cold Nantais winter. Organically farmed.
You Tube Links
La Fruitiere - In the Vines at Domaine de la Fruitiere
La Fruitiere - There are Rocks in my Muscadet!
La Fruitiere - Castles and such in Muscadet
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| Current Items from Domaine de la Fruitiere |
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Reviews |
| 7306 |
Domaine de la Fruitiere 2013 'Les Vignes Blanches' Vin de Pay du Val de Loire |
12-750 |
$112 |
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