Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Clos la Carizière

In the glass

Aroma: lemon zest, white peach, wet stone, white flower

Palate: citrus, saline mineral, stone fruit, stony finish

Single-vineyard Muscadet from orthogneiss and quartz, alongside Le Fief du Breil in Landron's range. Stony finish and creamy lees depth on a chalky frame.

What it pairs with

• Steamed mussels
  Saline finish and shellfish broth lock together; the cuvée's stony lift handles cream-shallot sauce.
• Sole grenobloise
  Caper-and-lemon brown butter sauce meets the wine's citrus drive and chalky lift.
• Oysters with mignonette
  Saline mineral edge and shellfish brine align; stony finish substitutes for shallot bite.
• Crottin de Chavignol
  Loire goat cheese tang meets Muscadet's chalky lift; the cuvée's white-peach aromatic handles the rind.

History

Clos la Carizière is bottled alongside Le Fief du Breil in Landron's range, both from orthogneiss and quartz parcels. The cuvée expresses a more linear, less powerful face of the terroir.

1. 1995: Clos la Carizière single-vineyard bottling established

Facts

Producer

Domaines Landron (Jo Landron) · visiting guide

Grapes

Melon de Bourgogne (100%)

Classification

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC

Oak

Vinified and aged on lees in underground glass-lined vats for around 12 to 18 months, no oak

ABV

12.0%

Price

EUR 20 to 30 at retail

Drinking window

2-12 from vintage

First vintage

1995

Biodynamic

Biodynamic Practicing

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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