{"title":"Domaine Michel Bregeon","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuscadet is hardly a secret. With its intense minerality and slender vivacity, the wines are summer-time favorites for real terroir expression at value prices. Bregeon's Muscadet is a gorgeous example of why: delicious wine for a bargain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Muscadet has another, still (somewhat) secret side: the 7 \"Crus Communaux,\" Muscadet subregions officially recognized only in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike Beaujolais' Crus, Muscadet's Crus Communaux are small regions with terroirs both exceptional and distinct. Their recognition has been a great way to help wine lovers discover what Muscadet can be when it comes from the very best sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe neatest part? These Crus are strongly correlated to soil type. Clisson, for instance, abounds in granite, while Goulaine is home to schist. Gorges is dominated by gabbro, a very old volcanic rock that gives a focused, explosive minerality and racy acidity. Muscadet turned up to 11!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTerroir is a crucial component of great wine, but so is great viticulture and great winemaking. Some of the greatest Muscadets We've ever tried have come from Gorges specialist and long-time Kermit-Lynch import Domaine Michel Bregeon. Bregeon has 65+ year-old vines, which mean low yields (30hl\/ha) of concentrated, powerful fruit, which they farm organically. On top of that, they age their wines in underground, glass-lined tanks for an exceptionally long time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/domaine-michel-bregeon.oembed","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}