La Tour Gallus - Muscadet Sèvre-Maine Sur Lie 2023
90+/100
Robert Parker
"A sure bet from its appellation"
This lovely white Muscadet, grown on magmatic rock known as “gabbro,” is lively, light, and delightfully fruity. Its briny notes lend it a lovely freshness. It’s perfect for enhancing a platter of oysters and seafood.
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Eye
Pale color with hints of linden
Nose
Elegant and floral (white flowers)
Palate
Fruity and lively, yet light, it adds a lovely freshness to the ocean-inspired flavors
Serve
At 10°C
Drink before
2026
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with oysters and shellfish, as well as raw, marinated, or grilled fish...
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2023 guide) 90+/100 (2020 vintage) (Outstanding wine)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated Estate (2025 Guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
Damien Rineau is so low-key that he flew under the radar of our tastings for years. Coming from a lineage of nine generations of winemakers—as evidenced by his endless family tree, drawn at the base of a vine and hung on the wall of his cellar—this native of the Nantes region has been crafting Muscadets of great classicism since the 1980s. His vineyard is located in Gorges, a unique area where the extremely rare, compact, dark-blue rock—gabbro—nurtures the Melon Blanc grape. The wines produced here aren’t the most approachable when first opened; you have to let them breathe. They begin with a subtle attack and gradually develop into a magnificent, bitter-edged structure. Damien cultivates this style, particularly in his Gorges, which has remarkable aging potential (over twenty years). In traditional underground vats, his 2016 was aged on its 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, but Damien Rineau will remain in his position for a few more years.
Customer Rating
5/5
based on 1 review
Review by Mr. SOLORES J. Published on August 5, 2025
cool and very pleasant
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