Taste Great Muscadets with Jo Landron, Domaine de la Louvetrie,

6/02/15 -

(Jo Landron with biodynamic dirt and amphibolite stones)

Chambers Street is proud to host one of our favorite winemakers, Jo Landron of Domaine de la Louvetrie, pouring new arrivals from this wonderful estate, Saturday, June 6th, from 4 till 7:00. Turning towards organic farming in the late 1980s, the entire estate is now certified organic and Biodynamic and produces a variety of superb and affordable wines on the unique terroirs of Muscadet. Along with his friend Guy Bossard of Domaine de L'Ecu, Jo has been an inspiration to others in the region and has led a dramatic resurgence of quality in Muscadet. His Cuvée Amphibolite Nature is found on wine-lists throughout the world as this light, delicate and very mineral-infused wine is recognized as one of the greatest pairings for oysters and shellfish to be found anywhere.

Our favoirite wine from Jo is the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine "le Fief du Breil," coming from a 6 hectare vineyard (pictured), formerly a baronial estate surrounded by walls and forests, situated on a south-facing slope above the Sèvre river. The soil is clay and silica with quartz stones on a subsoil of orthogneiss. The vines average about 45 years of age and are pruned for very low yields. The harvest is by hand with a careful selection in the vineyard, followed by a slow wild-yeast fermentation and 18 to 24 months aging sur-lies. The quantity produced in 2012 was very small but of superb quality with subtle very complex aromas and terrific density and length on the very saline, mineral palate. The wine showed beautifully when tasted last winter in France, but will be best after 10 to 20 years in the cellar. Availability of this lovely wine is very limited so don't delay...

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Please join Monsieur Landron for a dinner and tasting at Racines NY on Monday, June 8th at 7:00pm. We'll taste all the new releases from Domaine de la Louvetrie, including the wonderful 2012 Fief du Breil and library releases of this wine from 2004 and 2007. We'll start with oysters, of course, and Chef Frédéric Duca will create a superb seafood menu to complement these delicious wines. $125 per person includes dinner, tax, tip and wine. (A few seats remain for our Tuesday June 9th dinner with Ariana Rolich, featuring a vertical tasting of the superb Chateauneuf-du-Papes of Pierre André and Gigondas from Clos du Joncuas - two of the most traditional organic and biodynamic estates of the southern Rhone)