{"title":"Mid-Winter Muscadet - Parentière is Back, with Landron and Pépière!","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"landron-2021-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-les-houx","title":"Landron, Jo 2021 Muscadet Sevre et Maine \"Les Houx\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDomaine Landron \"Les Houx\" (formerly known as \"Hermine D'Or\") is from a great parcel of thin sandy clay soils, rich with silica, quartz and iron, over a bedrock of gneiss and clay, close to the \"Fief du Breil.\"  Kept on the lees for 12 months - for the first time aged partially in amphora. 2021 is a superb vintage for \"Les Houx\" with the low yields and high acidity giving a vibrant mineral character to the wine. Here's a review from Loire expert Chris Kissack \"pure and smoky on the nose, with seams of crushed rocks and minerals. This is followed by a linear and delicately bitter palate, with layers of salty and herby fruit, and fine acidity. A confident finish completes the picture. This is good; give it a year or two in bottle to see it at its best.\"  Serve with oysters, cod, sole and flounder, but the wine has enough structure for richer fish dishes and white meats - \"Les Houx\" is a big favorite at my house, give it a try! \u003cem\u003eDavid Lillie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polaner Selections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45591087710433,"sku":"815541007711","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Landron_Jo2021MuscadetSevreetMaineLesHoux-FB.jpg?v=1723662556"},{"product_id":"pepiere-2023-muscadet-les-gras-moutons","title":"Pépière 2023 Muscadet \"Les Gras Moutons\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLes Gras Moutons is a great parcel on gneiss, in layers that permit a deep penetration by the vines, with sandy clay and amphibolite stones. The vines are at the top of a hill and on the south facing slope overlooking the Maine. (The name, by the way, does not refer to fat sheep, despite their presence on the label, but rather in local dialect, to the hilltop vineyard site.) This terroir produces lovely, classic Muscadet to drink young or after short-term cellaring of 5 to 10 years. The nose is subtle but complex with a lovely melange of peach, pear, melon, lemon verbena, dried herbs and wet stone. The palate is marked by a nice bitter minerality underlying white fruits and citrus flavors. The finish is pure, clean and refreshing, perfectly balanced at 12% alcohol. This is a lovely Muscadet to enjoy with shellfish, fish and chips, fish in sauce and white meats over the next 10 plus years. Try to save a few! (\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e009 Gras Moutons:\u003c\/b\u003e ...turned out to be quite brilliant. It presents a bright, fresh, lemon-gold hue in the glass, and the nose is just as fresh as the colour suggests, with scents of crushed oyster shells, lemon peel, white pepper and acacia. It continues beautifully pure, bright, cool and limpid in the glass, before it eases into a more sinewy and seductive middle, with a vinous texture set over a wonderful sense of bitter grip and fine acidity. Long and charged, with great energy through the finish, this is a brilliant showing for this cuvée at this age – proof that it is not just the cru communal cuvées that deserve a place in the cellar.\u003c\/em\u003e) Wine Doctor \u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45694147854561,"sku":"610373581183","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Pepiere2023LesGrasMoutons-FB.jpg?v=1727443106"},{"product_id":"parentiere-2018-vin-de-france-les-4-vents","title":"Parentière 2018 Vin de France \"Les 4 Vents - Cuvée Excellence\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDaomaine de la Parentière has been organic for more than 40 years - Michel, Guillaume and Odile Menager farm on the slopes of the Sanguèze river near Vallet, on sandy clay soils over the Gabbro bed-rock. \"Les 4 Vents - Cuvée Excellence\" named after a parcel of old vines, is a beautiful demonstration of their great farming and the unique terroir. Made from 100% Melon de Bourgogne, this wine was aged 66 months on the lees and an additional 6 months in bottle. The result is a stunnig wine with balanced acidity, luxurious mouthfeel and enough structure for additional aging. Stone fruits, salinity, herbs, flowers and petrol notes are found on the nose, and the palate, while being very dry, suggests honeysuckle, ripe orchard fruit and lemon oil. Delicious now with shellfish, full-flavored fish preparations and white meats and it will age gracefully for another 5 to 10 years. And it's a remarkable value! \u003cem\u003eKaelen Ghandhi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46274205909217,"sku":"18912","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Parentiere2018Les4VentsCuveeExcellence-FB.jpg?v=1744134362"},{"product_id":"landron-jo-2020-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-le-fief-du-breil","title":"Landron, Jo 2020 Muscadet Sevre et Maine Le Fief du Breil","description":"\u003cp\u003eJo Landron's \"Fief du Breil\" is always one of our favorite Muscadet, coming from a beautiful, walled vineyard sloping towards the Sèvre, with clay, sand and quartz stones over a bedrock of orthogneiss. The vines average 40 to 50+ years of age, the vineyard is certified organic and biodynamic and gives very low yields. This is one of the finest Muscadets and it's a great success in the 2020 vintage, which was aged sur-lie for 40 months. \"\u003cem\u003eThe nose is just beautiful, with a wonderfully fine leesy character, with confident aromatics reminiscent of elderflower, vanilla and crushed chalk. Such elegance on the palate, feeling supple and polished, but with super energy and finessed acidity, before it concludes with a long and lightly bitter finish. Top notch, for drinking now and over the next five to ten years\u003c\/em\u003e.\" (Wine Doctor) This is a bit more forward than the granite-based wines - really superb as a young wine served with shellfish, grilled fish and roast chicken. As usual with great Muscadet it will age beautifully and pair with monkfish, lobster and goat cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polaner Selections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47499997249761,"sku":"815541007735","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Jo-Landron-le-Fief-du-Breil.jpg?v=1748973014"},{"product_id":"pepiere-2024-muscadet-briords-vieilles-vignes","title":"Pépière 2024 Muscadet \"Briords Vieilles Vignes\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst produced in 1988, this great Muscadet is made from a three hectare parcel of old massale-selection vines (all over 60 years old, with a high percentage much older) on a slope above the Maine. The bedrock is Granite de Château Thébaud, a fissured rock that allows the vines to penetrate deeply, with ideal thin topsoils of clay, with sand and gravel allowing good drainage.) The 2024 \"Briords\" is surprisingly rich for such a cool vintage, showing subtle white fruit and herbal flavors with a backbone of very firm acidity and minerals. Not a fruit-bomb and vibrant to say the least, enjoy with oysters!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47501411942625,"sku":"28223","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/20-pepiere-briords.jpg?v=1734032573"},{"product_id":"pepiere-2024-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-sur-lie-la-pepie","title":"Pépière 2024 Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur Lie La Pépie","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Melon de Bourgogne. Classic Muscadet, primarily from granite soils with a small percentage on gneiss. The core of the \"La Pépie\" Sur Lie bottling is the 10-hectare heart of the Pépière estate, which is part of the Clisson cru in the tiny commune of Pépière near the winery; there is also a significant percentage of their cru Château Thébaud fruit. Farming is certified-organic or Biodynamic and the harvest is by hand. 2024 was a tough vintage in the Pays Nantais and throughout the Loire, with rain and mildew most of the year and a bit of late sunshine. Yields were tiny, but the small quantity of wine produced at Pépière was indeed very good and will be much appreciated by lovers of crisp, racy Muscadet with firm acidity. The wine shows vibrant aromas of dried  pear, apple, citrus peel, white pepper and stone. The palate is lean, more stone than fruit, with citrus, anise and saline mineral flavors, ending with firm, refreshing acidity. Not much of the 2024 is left, so grab some now...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47724604686561,"sku":"610373581169","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Pepiere2023MuscadetSevreetMainesurLieLaPepie-FB.jpg?v=1721248597"},{"product_id":"parentiere-2023-vin-de-france-fraicheur-iodee-de-latlantique","title":"Parentière 2023 Vin de France Fraicheur Iodée de L'Atlantique","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Parentière Fraîcheur Iodée de L'Atlantique, which roughly translates as \"Atlantic sea-spray\" is made from Gros Plant (aka Folle Blanche) grown on gabbro soils near Vallet in the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine region. Domaine de la Parentière is a tiny estate which has been practicing organic agriculture for more than 40 years—the grapes are hand-harvested and fermented with wild yeasts and the wines are never chaptalized, remaining light, mineral and refreshing. The 2023 Fraîcheur is a delightful wine, sow a pale gold\/bronze color with subtle aromas of citrus, white flowers, earth and anise. The palate shows more mineral than fruit with earth, stone, herbal citrus and stone fruits. The finish is refreshing with surprising length given the wonderfully low 10% alcohol. Perfect for a hot summer day (coming soon?) and with oysters or a delicate fish preparation. Dive in!\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47806724702433,"sku":"29017","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/ParentiereFraicheur.jpg?v=1767893812"},{"product_id":"parentiere-2023-muscadet-serve-et-maine-vieilles-vignes","title":"Parentière 2023 Muscadet Serve et Maine Vieilles Vignes","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichel and Guilhaume Ménager produce this lovely Musacdet on their tiny estate near Vallet, which they have tended organically for more than 40 years. The sub-soil is gabbro, a type of basalt, that gives a unique aromatic quality to the wine, quite different from wines produced on the normal granite or gneiss\/schiste soils of Muscadet. The Ménagers have always harvested by hand and never chaptalize, producing wines that are light, refreshing and very \"mineral\" in character. 2023 is an excellent vintage for Muscadet - the Parentiere Vieilles Vignes shows a bright pale gold color with very complex and fascinating aromas: meyer lemon, dried pear, white peach, with a bit of smoke and petrol typical of gabbro terroir. The palate is ripe and round but nicely balanced with minerals and bright acidity under the white and yellow fruits that continue in the refreshing, clean finish - and the low 11.5% alcohol gives this wine a delightful drinkability! Lovely as an aperitif, or even at a party, and a great pairing with any mild-flavored fish or poultry dish. And it's a great value, of course!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47806724931809,"sku":"29018","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Parentiere2022MuscadetServeetMaineVieillesVignes.jpg?v=1723662721"},{"product_id":"parentiere-2023-vdf-rouge-54-loriginal","title":"Parentière 2023 VDF Rouge Le 54 L'Original","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"HwtZe\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\u003cspan jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;tSpjdb:qAKMYb\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:PDNqTc,GFf3ac,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:PDNqTc,c2aHje\"\u003eMade from the Plantet grape variety, also known as 54-55, created in the 19th century by Albert Siebel. This is a very fruity and light red wine with lovely red fruit aromas. Supple and delightful, and low in tannins, it can be enjoyed with a slight chill or at room temp. There is a bit of earthiness on the nose up front but very pure, juicy fruit and great acidity that makes it a versatile pairing option. A unique and tasty wine that's worth trying for anyone interested in something a bit unusual, and not grown on American rootstocks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"HwtZe\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\u003cspan jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb;tSpjdb:qAKMYb\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:PDNqTc,GFf3ac,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:PDNqTc,c2aHje\"\u003e(Seibel's hybrid grapes were mainly descended from only four parent grapes: two European grapes (\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vitis_vinifera\" title=\"Vitis vinifera\"\u003eVitis vinifera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aramon_(grape)\" title=\"Aramon (grape)\"\u003eAramon\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alicante_Bouschet\" title=\"Alicante Bouschet\"\u003eAlicante Bouschet\u003c\/a\u003e; one wild American grape, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaeger_70\" title=\"Jaeger 70\"\u003eJaeger 70\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vitis_rupestris\" title=\"Vitis rupestris\"\u003eVitis rupestris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e x \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vitis_lincecumii\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Vitis lincecumii\"\u003eVitis lincecumii\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e); and one \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rootstock\" title=\"Rootstock\"\u003erootstock\u003c\/a\u003e, AxR1, which was created by crossing Aramon with a wild American \u003ci\u003eV. rupestris\u003c\/i\u003e.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47806729814241,"sku":"29019","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Parentiere54.jpg?v=1769798575"},{"product_id":"pepiere-2022-cru-monnieres-st-fiacre","title":"Pépière 2022 Cru Monnières St Fiacre","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine de la Pépière has produced this superb Cru Communal, in the new appellation Muscadet Monnières-Saint Fiacre from old vines on gneiss terroir with topsoils of sand and gravel, formerly part of the Cuvée Eden and Gras Moutons. Slow two month fermentation followed by 24 months of aging on the lees. Similar in style, but a bit more aromatic than the lovely 2022 Clisson, \"\u003cem\u003ethe 2022 Monnières-Saint Fiacre shows mint and elderflower, with smoky crushed mineral. The palate continues with the sense of harmony seen on the nose, with a polished texture, supported by a fine bed of grip and acidity. This has a real sense of energy and harmony, the fine balance persisting into a long, gained, savoury and mineral-infused finish.\"\u003c\/em\u003e This is a gorgeous Muscadet to drink over the next ten to fifteen years with everything from oysters to sole, cod and monkfish, even with lobster.\u003cem\u003e (\u003c\/em\u003eWine Doctor Pepiere update)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47841417199841,"sku":"610373582227","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Pepiere2019MonnieresStFiacre.jpg?v=1720032502"}],"url":"https:\/\/chambersstwines.com\/collections\/mid-winter-muscadet-parentiere-is-back-with-landron-and-pepiere.oembed","provider":"Chambers Street Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}