This seriously lovely wine clearly illustrates the difference between the granite and gneiss terroirs in Muscadet. Gras Moutons is a great parcel on gneiss, in layers that permit a deep penetration by the vines, with sandy clay and amphibolite stones. The vines are at the top of a hill and on the south-facing slope overlooking the Maine. (The name, by the way, does not refer to fat sheep, but rather in local dialect, to the hilltop vineyard site.) This terroir produces lovely, classic incisive Muscadet to drink over the next 5 to 8 years, it has a distinctly more stony and floral bouquet than the granite-based wines and the palate, although refreshing and bright, is softer and more open. Superb.
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