Romain Petiteau, Domaine de la Tourlaudière ‘Bohale’ Muscadet Blanc 2021

Location: France, Loire, Muscadet

Winemaker: Romain Petiteau

Grapes: Melon de Bourgogne

Soil: Mix of gabbro, amphibolite and mica shist

Winemaking: Aged 8 months on the lees

From the Producer: Aperitif wine! To drink with shellfish, prawns and langoustines. Perfect with oysters.

La Tourlaudière is located halfway between the towns of Vallet and La Chapelle Heulin, the vineyard totaling about 21 ha, and is crossed by the Poyet, a tributary stream of the Goulaine. Roland vinified his first harvest in 1976. Jeanine made her debut as a winemaker with the 1982 vintage. In 1984, they joined together under the name of Petiteau-Gaubert, combining terroirs and vines from their family heritage, dating from the 17th century. Romain has been working on the estate since 2006. In 2018, they began converting the estate to organic viticulture, and from 2021 on, all production is certified organic.