Domaine de la Géraudrie Muscadet Sévre et Maine 2022

If you aren’t familiar with these guys, Domaine de la Géraudrie is a 5th generation, family-owned Muscadet estate located south of Nantes, in the village/cru of Château-Thébaud. Their renowned cru of Muscadet has long been known for its beautiful granite bedrock that sits underneath a topsoil of sandy loam. It’s an incredibly special place where that bedrock sheet comes as high as 40 cm from the surface.

The terroir is perfectly suited for making Muscadet that is full of tension and bright salty minerality. The Cormerais family, led by Benjamin and his father Bertrand oversee the domaine where their most important job is to bring out this uber-special terroir in their final result. Everything they do here is sustainable and organic in terms of their farming in their quest to harvest healthy and balanced fruit.

One of the flagships of the estate is the old vine Clos de la Géraudrie, which has long been known as a top vineyard in the region, sitting on that famed solid granite that is only 40cm from the surface, giving the wine its distinct crunchy and mouthwatering minerality. Also adding depth and complextion to this wine is the fact that vines here are almost all 55+ years in age. If you’re looking to find the true potential of Muscadet, this is one you’ll probably want to have in the cellar.