{"product_id":"domaine-de-bellevue-jerome-bretaudeau-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-gaia-2022","title":"Domaine de Bellevue (Jerome Bretaudeau) Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine \"Gaia\" 2022","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDomaine de Bellevue (Jérôme Bretaudeau) Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine \"Gaïa\" 2022\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuscadet the way its most restless modern producer thinks it should be made — biodynamic, aged in concrete eggs, and built to age rather than guzzle.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Varietals \u0026amp; Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Melon de Bourgogne, grown on metamorphic rock in the Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine appellation of the Pays Nantais, Loire Valley — soils that give Jérôme Bretaudeau's wines their signature chalky drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limey citrus, salted lemon and oyster shell on the nose, with sourdough and stone notes adding complexity; the palate is tense and acid-driven, mealy in texture, saline and long, finishing deliciously austere and chalky with striking minerality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking Process:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fermented and aged for 14 months in egg-shaped concrete tanks, keeping the lees in constant suspension to build a subtle creaminess around the wine's citrus core — a world away from the quick, stainless-steel Muscadet most drinkers know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jérôme Bretaudeau started with two hectares in Gétigné in 2001, converted to organic farming in 2009 and biodynamic in 2016 (Biodyvin-certified since 2020), and has become one of Muscadet's most inventive producers — ageing wine in everything from concrete eggs to clay amphorae to prove Melon de Bourgogne can be as serious as anything else in the Loire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine De Bellevue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50542911094858,"sku":null,"price":94.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5718\/5098\/files\/Bellevue-Muscadet.png?v=1790238103","url":"https:\/\/barelyaged.sg\/products\/domaine-de-bellevue-jerome-bretaudeau-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-gaia-2022","provider":"Barely Aged","version":"1.0","type":"link"}