2020 Domaine de Bellevue (Jérôme Bretaudeau) Muscadet Gabbro Clos des Bouquinardières

Community Tasting Notes (4) Median Score: 89 points

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  10/26/2023 - NickNYC wrote:

  the wine seemed off. no perceptible TCA on the nose but a perception on the palate that something was not right.

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  9/8/2023 - IV+ Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A strong reductive note on the nose. On the palate it’s silky with a medium+ body, medium acidity, sweet white fruit and decent length. I would have guessed the alcohol at 13% but it says 12% on the bottle. It’s not a very fresh wine but quite nice nonetheless.

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  5/26/2023 - lfarmerrr Does not like this wine: 71 Points

  Distinct cat food reduction on the nose, big shame because behind that there is clearly a seaside, citrus peel driven nose. On the palate completely all over the place, massive astringency and gross high alcohol, rubbery, gin-like finish. Not drinkable unfortunately - normally if a wine isn’t up to scratch I’ll still drink it but this was just not nice at all. Tried decanting, but no dice.
  
  Big shame - was really looking forward to this. Clearly the fruit had big potential but something is not right here.
  
  Maybe it’s bottle variation, but I wouldn’t risk buying again. If you have already bought a bottle I guess just hold it and live in hope? But I’m unsure much will improve, the reduction might integrate but don’t think that finish will…

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  12/24/2022 - jrick wrote: 88 Points

  My experiences with Muscadet are very few, so I only have a hazy view of what I should expect when drinking one. Certainly minerality is something I expect and this had a lot of it, a salty and sea breezy feel to it. Roundness from the extended lees-aging, felt almost oaky in the texture despite never having been near any oak. Yellow apples, pear, lemon with a bit of zesty twang. White peach and a bit of a grassy note. Seems a bit lacking in acidity, so despite only 12% I felt I could taste the alcohol a bit. A well made wine for sure, but I’m a bit ho-hum on it. My feeling is I could have gotten more for my 24 euros from Riesling or Chablis or some other volcanic wine maybe out of Teneriffa or Etna. Perhaps a few years in bottle might make it come together a bit better.

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