Shengli Hu

9.3

White flowers, apricot, honey, and minerality. Elevated acid. On gneiss soil.. — 6 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.0

One of the more interesting Muscadets I've had! Definitely more perfumed than any other I've had in the past; aromas of honeydew melon, starfruit, and a bit of white rose join the classic Muscadet citrus and briny mineral character, which has an almost iodine-y character in this example that I actually really like. On the palate it shows more like classic Muscadet, with the citrus, hard cheese rind, and briny oyster shell predominating while the melon and floral character of the nose is replaced by ripe yellow apple. Acid is kickin' and razor sharp. Has a nice weighty medium body from the lees treatment but still remains nimble and quenching. Solid stuff. Would love to try it with the Gneiss and Orthogneiss to see how the soil type affects the final product, as i'm pretty sure they're all vinified pretty similarly. — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.8

One of the best wines I have tasted so far in 2015. Pinot Blanc from gneiss stone bedrock soils. The lift, energy and depth of flavor is profound and for me plants a mental flag on a hillside in the Wachau. #austria #oldvines — 10 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.1

Fragrant with classy red dominant fruit, smoky, rich garden soil and scorched earth with black olive, sweet spice and light black pepper. Less exciting in the mouth though there is decent balance and full, firm red fruited tannin and a chalky mineral finish. — 11 years ago

Russ Bus

9.1

High terrace / gneiss / smokey minerality & gun flint / lime / peach / precise and linear - producer hallmark — 11 years ago

Philippe L

9.0

Cave de Crozon — 7 years ago

C Burwell

8.9

oh very gneiss. — 7 years ago

Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.5

A stunning bottle. Drank like it was great three-year-old hybrid of Chablis and muscadet — 9 years ago

Silvia's Wine

Founder, V&N Cellars - Barcelona

9.1

Even more mineral than Gneiss. More pronounced acidity but balanced — 10 years ago

Russ Bus

9.1

Little more weigh from Kamptal (than kremstal).... Loess & Gneiss... 700-1500ft... — 10 years ago

Gemma Sanchez

10

Bonissim molt recomanable — 11 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

Superb 2016. Mica-schist & gneiss; vines average 40 years. Creamy, leesy; continued to open over three days. A great lesson in the superior quality of hand-harvested fruit. #muscadet #luneau #fromenteaux #loire — 7 years ago

Jordan Hu

9.0

Great with chocolate, bad with citrus. Refreshing and light. Definitely drinkable

Established in 1779, whole cluster fermented 2 weeks, 40 year old vines on gneiss soil. Unlike most pinot noir, raw flavor, easy drinking, versatile wine, served slightly chilled. — 8 years ago

Elaine Thap

9.7

Less than 350 cases, Guigal hermitage old clone of Syrah aka Serine with some Viognier. Lieu-dit La Viallière meaning special soils of decomposed schist and gneiss. No chemicals, natural yeasts, and Demi-muids/ new wood barrels. Ruby garnet color with aromas of bacon, cherry, rose petals while silky on the palette with some herbal notes on the finish. Medium to full body. — 9 years ago

with Kimberly, Caitlin and 2 others

Henry Strickland

9.6

Great, almost citrus (orange) hint. Fresh and crisp. Good alone or with food. — 10 years ago

K Lee

9.6

100% Syrah (Côte Brune), 40-70 yo vines, gneiss, schist, arzelle soils. Ripe red fruits, earthy tea, floral, nose. Complex palate w med body, smooth tannin, lengthy finish. Paired w grilled rosemary lamb, natch. — 11 years ago

Russ Bus

9.0

Modern Gruner - no pepper from underripeness but stone fruit and depth / more minerality / steeper slopes and harder soils - gneiss gravel/ 400 yr old winery/ vibrant acidity / — 11 years ago