Domaine de Bellevue, 'Bouquinardières' Gabbro 2021
Place: Loire, France
Grape: Muscadet
Vibe: Herbal
Older vines, plenty of time on the lees and ageing in concrete will have your mind darting over to Burgundy. This is herbal, almost anise-like, and comes off a single site on Gabbro soils. Yup, that's a new one for me too. Essentially, an igneous rock formed underground by ancient volcanoes. For those who didn't study Geography it basically lends the wine a verticality, minerality and mouth-watering tension. Ultimate oyster wine. ABV: 12%