2024 Domaine de la Quilla Muscadet Sèvre & Maine
Domaine de la Quilla, Muscadet, Loire, France
Coming from a harmonic mix of our different grapes, it combines the stability and vivacity of Muscadet.
A delightful match for any occasion, with a high recommandation for seafood.
- Melon de Bourgogne from 30 hectares around La Haye-Fouassière, on gneiss and amphibolite.
- Slow pressing, then 6 months on fine lees; bottled at the estate in the April after harvest.
- One star, Guide Hachette 2022 and 2023; serve at 11°C with seafood.
- Appellation
- Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
- Location
- 30ha around la Haie Fouassière
- Geology
- Light soil with tiny rocks. Gneiss and Amphibolites
- Wine
- 100% Melon de Bourgogne
- Process
- Slow pressing, racking, temperature control
- Lees ageing
- Fine lees, 6 months
- Bottling
- At the estate, in April after harvest
- Format
- 75 cl bottle
- Release
- In June after harvest
- Serve
- 11°C (not iced), within 5 years of the harvest
Tasting Notes
Green apple, citrus and white peach on the nose. Crunchy and fresh, with a lively, saline minerality and a fine texture from time on lees. With air, hints of mint emerge. Dry and pithy on the finish. Best within five years of harvest, served cool with seafood.
Critics
1 star, Guide Hachette (2022 and 2023 editions)
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.