Jerome Bretaudeau Muscadet Sevre et Maine Gaia Cuvee Ovoide 2023 tag César Márquez grew up inside

César Márquez grew up inside Bierzo's renaissance—nephew and protégé of the legendary Raúl Pérez

and a mineral

this drinks more like a serious white from the Rhône or Burgundy than a traditional white Rioja

Miahuatlán

and built to drink now rather than wait

Jerome Bretaudeau Muscadet Sevre et Maine Gaia Cuvee Ovoide 2023 tag César Márquez grew up insideGaia is Bretaudeau's tribute to the concrete egg. Melon de Bourgogne from a 1. 5 hectare parcel planted in the 1960s on gabbro the same volcanic rock that gives his Bouquinardieres its energy ferments and ages for 18 to 24 months in egg shaped vessels (the ovoide of the name). The shape encourages a gentle internal current that builds texture and integration without the influence of wood. The result is a Muscadet of unusual breadth and roundness, with