Jérôme Bretaudeau Gaïa Cuvée Ovoïde 2020 (white)
2020 Jérome Bretaudeau Gaia Cuvée Ovoïde
Melon de Bourgogne
Loire Valley, France
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Widely-renowned for his beautiful wines, Jérome Bretaudeau runs a small-ish 15-hectare biodynamic estate based in Gétigné in the Muscadet region of France. Jérome is known for his curiosity and experimentation in wine making that results in beautiful expressions from the different soil types in his vineyards.
The Gaia Cuvée Ovoïde comes from a 1.5-hectare plot of Melon de Bourgogne vines planted in the 1960s in Gabbro soils. Gabbro is also known as “black granite” and is formed from the solidification of molten lava below the earth’s surface. Gabbro imparts a distinct stony minerality to wines grown in its soils, and the Gaia Cuvée Ovoïde is a perfect example of this.
Bright, stony, complex and haunting. We always wish more of this wine was available.
Jérôme Bretaudeau Gaïa Cuvée Ovoïde 2020
Melon de Bourgogne
Loire, France
“A vigneron with fifteen hectares under his care, spread over the communes of Gétigné, Cugand, Clisson and Vallet, Jérôme Bretaudeau of Domaine de Bellevue unquestionably ranks among the winemakers who truly matter in the Muscadet region.
After starting his career as a vineyard manager for a conventional estate in the early 1990s, he took over two hectares in Gétigné in 2001, expanded to six hectares in 2005, converted to organic viticulture in 2009, and finally went biodynamic in 2016. He is the owner of Melon de Bourgogne vines (90%), as well as Chardonnay, Savagnin, Folle Blanche, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Gris, which are rather rare in Nantes. In red, the distribution is 40% Cabernet Franc, 12% Gamay noir with white juice, 40% Merlot, 20% Pinot Noir and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon. “ -Grand Cru Selections
