Domaine de la Chauviniere Muscadet
Melon de Bourgogne
| Vintage: | 2018 |
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| Description: | Domain de la Chauviniere is located on the top of the hillsides of the Maine river which gives its name to the appellation 1/2 AOC Sevre et Maine ยป. The terroir is unique, a granite of Chateau-Thebaud, it represents only about 4% of the appellation, a small island in the heart of the Muscadet vineyard. The soil is shallow (20 to 30 cms), it consists of coarse elements: sand, gravel, pebbles. It is a hot and well-drained soil that guarantees an early budding of the vines. The bedrock (granite of Chateau-Thebaud) is faulted vertically and highly fractured. This allows the vine roots to go deep, where they always find some water and minerals to ensure the continuity of these cycles and thus offer us perfectly ripe grapes with a beautiful sugar/acid balance. A Place Full Of History This dwelling, well-situated on the top of a hill, along the Maine, has a chapel. As far back as we can go, writings show that it was a rest home for the missionaries of Saint Clement's community, attached to the oratory. Then it became a home of Jansenism. In 1710, Chauviniere was also a resting place for Father Louis Grignon de Montfort, dead in 1716 and canonized in 1947. His works greatly inspired Jean Paul Ii especially his "Traitus of the True Devotion to the Virgin Mary" from which he devised his episcopal and papal motto "Totus Tuus". His doctoral thesis is currently studied in Rome. During the Revolution, Chauviniere served as a hiding place for Father Agaisse, a priest who refused to sign the revolutionary agreements, no longer recognizing the royalty. The cellars of the monastery, as well as the bourgeois house located on its right, were bought by my great grandfather Joseph Arnaud (wine grower and miller). His son-in-law Constant Huchet (my grandfather) took over the vineyard of 6 Ha in 1945. He formed the last plantings of young vines until he was 86 years old, and today still continues to check on our work with his almost daily tastings. Yves, my father, joined the vineyard in 1971 and in 2001 I took my place at their side. Our family has run the Domaine for 4 generations. We always vinify in foudre and oak barrels in the monastery cellars. Producer From 5 humble acres at its inception in 1946, the Jeremie Huchet vineyard now spans 38 hectares of Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur lie, most of which lies close to the Domaine. The terroir is unique. It is granite based (granodiorite with biotites and hornblende) called "Granit de Chateau-Thebaud". This only occurs in one localized area (4%) in the Muscadet vineyard. This weathered granite terroir guarantees both an excellent natural drainage and a perfect rooting environment for the vines. The aspect of the slopes and hillsides overlooking the Maine river or along streams is equally favorable, especially from a thermal viewpoint. These factors ensure that the grapes mature in optimum conditions enabling Huchet to produce excellent quality wines. Le Clos les Montys has an exceptional aspect and terroir (top soil strewn with sandstone over a bedrock of amphibolite and metagabbro), enabling the vine to mature very early. Paradoxically, this so-called "green rock" terroir produces grapes with a thick skin which can be picked fairly late. |
| Price: | $ 13.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Best Wine Purveyors
| Address: |
210 Marble Avenue Pleasantville, NY 10570 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 914-579-2280 |
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