2018 Clos de la Houssaie Sèvre & Maine
Our iconic wine, the essence of Muscadet Sèvre & Maine terroir. Le Clos de la Houssaie is a 70 ares vineyard located in La Haye Fouassière. The grape grows peacefully in its own micro-climate, protected by an old stone wall. This wine has been used as a reference for the label "Grand cru de Sèvre & Maine" in 1926. Since 2009, it is know as local "Cru Communal la Haye Fouassière".
Delicious with white meat and kindly surprising with cheese.
- A 70-are walled clos at La Haye-Fouassière, the 1926 reference wine for Grand Cru de Sèvre et Maine.
- On amphibolite and serpentinite; 24 months on fine lees, then 3 years in bottle before release.
- Three stars, Guide Hachette 2022 and 2023; serve at 12°C with white meat or cheese.
- Appellation
- Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
- Location
- 70 ares in La Haye Fouassière
- Geology
- Metamorphic stone. Amphibolites & Serpentinites
- Wine
- 100% Melon de Bourgogne
- Process
- Slow pressing, racking, temperature control
- Lees ageing
- Fine lees, 24 months
- Bottling
- At the estate, 24 months after harvest
- Format
- 75 cl prestige bottle
- Release
- After 3 years of bottle aging
- Serve
- 12°C (not iced), within 10 years of the harvest
Tasting Notes
Yellow gold. Dried tropical fruit, citrus and orchard fruit on the nose, with honeyed and candied notes developing with age. The palate is bone dry, rich and waxy, with a salty, savoury minerality from long lees ageing. Long and nuanced on the finish. Drink now to 2030.
Critics
3 stars, Guide Hachette (2022 and 2023 editions)
92 points, Wine Enthusiast (2012 vintage)
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.