La Tour Gallus - Muscadet Sèvre-Maine Sur Lie 2023
90+/100
Robert Parker
"A sure bet for its appellation
This pretty white Muscadet from magmatic "Gabbro" rock is lively, light and fruity. Its iodized flavors add a lovely freshness. Ideal for an oyster or seafood platter.
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Eye
Pale color with lime-blossom highlights
Nose
Elegant and floral (white flowers)
Mouth
Fruity and lively, with a light touch, it brings a beautiful freshness to the iodized flavours.
Serve
At 10°C
Drink before
2026
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with oysters and shellfish, raw, marinated or grilled fish...
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated wine (guide 2023) 90+/100 (Vintage 2020) (Great wine)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2025) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Damien Rineau is so discreet that he's flown under the radar of our tastings for years. He comes from a line of nine generations of winegrowers, as evidenced by his endless vine-covered family tree hanging on the wall of his cellar. Since the 1980s, this child of the Pays nantais region has been chiseling out classic Muscadets. His vineyard is located in Gorges, a specific area where the rare dark-blue compact rock, gabbro, is home to white melon. The wines born here are not the most amiable on opening; you have to let them come, they attack discreetly and profile themselves up to a magnificent bitter carrure. Damien cultivates this style, particularly in his Gorges, with its remarkable ageing potential (over twenty years). In traditional underground vats, his 2016 was aged on lees for... 72 months! The estate has been sold to Thierry Denjean, owner of Domaine de Haute Perche in Anjou and Vin de l'A in the Swiss Valais region, but Damien Rineau will remain in charge for a few more years.
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