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Jean-Baptiste Hardy, Muscadet Fief de Chaintre, 2023

White Wine from Loire, France
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This is Muscadet made with the care usually saved for serious white Burgundy: one north-facing plot of Melon de Bourgogne from vines planted in 1960. Jean-Baptiste Hardy came home to his family's estate in Mouzillon after working at domaines including Domaine Roulot and Bodegas Chacra, and you can see that training all through this cuvée. The Fief de Chaintre plot has loam and silt over gabbro, the coarsely weathered magmatic rock locals call "chappe." It's what defines Mouzillon, which became a Muscadet cru communal in 2019 and sits at the eastern edge of Sèvre et Maine. Hardy farms his old massale-selection vines organically with biodynamic preparations. Like all his wines, it's bottled without fining or filtration. A fun detail: the estate's Chardonnay grows on the plot directly across from this one. If you still think of Muscadet as just an oyster wine, this is the bottle to change your mind, and it gets you Chablis-style texture and freshness for far less than the Chablis it brings to mind.

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More about Jean-Baptiste Hardy

Jean-Baptiste Hardy cut his teeth at Domaine Roulot in Meursault and Bodegas Chacra in Patagonia before coming home in 2018 to his family's vines in Mouzillon, one of Muscadet's crus. He farms organically with biodynamic preparations, working old massal-selection Melon de Bourgogne, some planted in the 1950s and 1960s, on the area's signature gabbro. Ferments happen mostly in underground concrete tanks, with eggs, amphorae and old barrels for some cuvées. Éclats is the gateway: crisp, stony, and serious.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Melon de Bourgogne

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Seared scallops in brown butter; sea bass with beurre blanc; moules marinières; Belon oysters with mignonette; roast chicken with cream and mushrooms; aged Comté.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic Muscadet profile with extra depth: lemon, green apple and pear, plus saline, stony notes and a hint of white flowers. Old vines on gabbro typically give more texture and weight than everyday Muscadet, with bright, mouthwatering acidity. Think of a lean, focused Chablis, finishing dry and long with a salty, mineral edge.

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