Where is that chalkboard?

Temps are rising fast here in Chicago. Don't get too excited though, the way the weather goes here we might get some snow next week.


Anyway, enjoy the things while they last they say, so we decided to open a little Muscadet: 2004 Claude Branger, Terroir Les Gras Moutons (Domaine de La Haute Févrie).



Claude Branger is a member of Terra Vitis, an organization that sets guidelines for sustainable farming and monitors its members' practices to ensure quality control.
Unlike most growers he harvests by hand and ferments with native yeast.

Old vines (40-70) with a lot of granit, gneiss, this wine is pure chalk. If you could solidify it, you could write with chalk sticks..

Good fruits (think pear, lemon and green apple), almost full body by Muscadet standards, nice refreshing bitterness through floral notes, it finishes strong and is quite luscious. Interesting hazelnut note as well. Superb.
Now, where's that chalkboard?