Clean, fresh, crisp white!
Here’s a wine that’s the opposite style of your typical West Coast Chardonnay — instead of creamy and rich, it’s crisp and fresh. Like a rich and buttery Chardonnay, it’s a wine often associated with a certain time of the year. Like that Chardonnay, we’ll enjoy it throughout the year — especially on those balmy fall and winter days that seem to come out of nowhere!
The Ollivier Frères estate in Maisdon-sur-Sèvre has passed from father to son since the 17th Century and is currently owned and managed by brothers Jean-Luc and Guy Ollivier. Their vineyards are located on the sunny hillsides between the Sèvre and Maine Rivers that provide the region’s appellation name — Muscadet Sèvre et Maine.
The vines that produce Oysterman are located on granite, sand, and clay soils with granite underneath, and the vine age ranges from 25 to 60 years old, with an average age of the vines being 45 years-old. Jean-Luc and Guy are dedicated vignerons, working their 30-hectare estate sustainably and entirely by hand. The result in the bottle — beautifully balanced and graceful wines that express the region’s true terroir.
The Oysterman cuvée is an exclusive, collaborative blend made by the Ollivier brothers and importer Frederick Corriher. The grapes are hand-harvested, and the wine is aged entirely in stainless steel. The wine is bottled on demand throughout the year and right before shipment to preserve its gorgeous freshness and verve.
In the glass, you can certainly look forward to the classic notes of bracing citrus and minerality. As the wine warms in your glass, it also picks up a subtle touch of fleshy richness, allowing more versatility with food pairings.
If you love zippy freshness and minerals in your white wine, this is the one you want!
Oysterman Muscadet
Maisdon-sur-Sèvre, France- Can't make it in? Call 828-253-0060 with your credit card number.
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