Les Quinze Hommes, Muscadet, France
Les Quinze Hommes, Muscadet, France
£20.50
A 100% Melon de Bourgogne wine aged on the lees for 9 months in concrete vats which results in a textured wine with notes of peach, honeysuckle and grapefruit with an elegant vein of minerality.
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Having taken over the family estate in 2001, Jérémie has changed it beyond recognition and is seen as the up-and-coming producer in the Muscadet region. Jérémie ha grown the estate to now 64 hectares of which 1/3 certified organic, and has invested in stainless steel vats along with new underground vats and a `cubist` egg. He runs the non-organic vineyards according to the principles of sustainable viticulture; yields are held low by a minimal use of fertiliser and with crop thinning when and where necessary.