Pépière Muscadet Cru Chateau Thebaud 2022

The Château Thébaud comes from old vines in vineyards with great terroir on slopes overlooking the river Maine. The granite here (Granite de Château Thébaud, oddly enough) is fissured and permeable by the vine roots which have access to water during dry spells and absorb micro-nutrients along the way.

Combining as it does a crushed-stone minerality with layers of bitter citrus fruits, white pepper and tarragon herbs. There is a beautifully tense and composed character on the palate, succulent, acid-fresh yet textural, with a simply beautiful slide into a lightly polished finish.