Le Fief Du Breil

Made from 100% Melon de Bourgogne that’s 40 years old, Le Fief du Breil is floral, apple-y and racy with lots of minerals, hot stones and brine.

Country

France

Region

Loire Valley

Grapes

Melon de Bourgogne

Vintage

2015

ABV

12

Code

11059

Style

White

Methods

• Organic

When it comes to winemaking, you won’t find anyone more serious than Jo. He follows the practice of biodynamics.The use of chemical fungicides and other such methods is totally prohibited; fertilisation is with biodynamic compost, and the vineyards are ploughed to reduce competition from weeds. This is not easy work. It would be much easier to spray and forget like many others do but Jo is determined to make the best Muscadet possible with as little “interference” as possible.

Working on the beautiful lands surrounding La Haie-Fouassiere in Sevre-et-Maine, Jo is one of Muscadet’s great winemakers. Using Melon de Bourgogne a variety from the Nantes region, and different types of terroir, he creates his admirable range of wines, ranging from the fruity to the most complex.

Jo’s father, Pierre, established the estate at the end of World War II. Some of the vines planted then still provide grapes for Jo's wines today which are brilliant examples of how different soils can produce completely different wines. He has vineyards dotted on different soil types and the wines produced from these are all labelled separately.