Michel Delhommeau Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie St. Vincent 2024 gigondas and pipe smoke that lingers

and pipe smoke that lingers through the finish

the wine never touches oak

It was bottled in July 2025

one third Syrah and one sixth Mourvedre

white pepper and brambly underbrush

Michel Delhommeau Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie St. Vincent 2024 gigondas and pipe smoke that lingersMichel Delhommeaus Muscadet is distinct from many neighboring Muscadet producers because his vines grow out of Gabbro soil, an especially pure form of lava that has cooled into pure crystalline form, very different from the limestone that much of Muscadet grows on. Vines that grow on gabbro soil struggle to dig into the hard rock, but once there find an abundance of mineral nutrients to draw into their grapes. All their farming is organic certified,