Domaine Batard Langelier - 2024 Label Refresh • Genuine Wines

Muscadet, Loire, January 2024

The New Year starts off with a fresh label update from Domaine Batard Langelier.

Since taking over the family estate, Jérémie Batard has made a point of producing wines which express their plots and terroirs!

His vineyard, 95% of which is planted with Melon de Bourgogne, finds its originality in the richness of its soils and bedrock. Here granite, there gneiss or gabbro, so many possible variations of organoleptic expression on the theme of Muscadet.

To showcase his work in the vineyard and cellar, here are three new labels created by Jérémie on sleepless nights, replacing his previous Didascalie, Métaphore and Polaris labels. This minimalist series uses elements from his own vineyards.

Notably – all the bottles will take a Burgundy form, and the classic Muscadet bottle will not longer be used for the cuvées, in an effort to have a cohesive range of wines that speak to the quality and ageability of the Muscadets made by Jérémie at his Domaine Batard Langelier.

We are absolutely THRILLED with this new design and hope you will enjoy them too!

You can taste these wines and meet vigneron Jérémie Batard during the 2024 edition of La Levée de la Loire wine salon, or at Wine Paris 2024!

Les Prières 2023

AOC Muscadet Sèvre & Maine

Grape Variety: 100% Melon de Bourgogne – 10-30 years old

Yield: 50 hL/ha

Terroir: Granite arena, siliceous clay, deep soils allowing good rooting.

Harvest: early September at optimum ripeness

Vinification: Gentle pressing upon reception of the harvest with a pneumatic press. Static settling of the must for one day and fermentation in underground glass vats. Indigenous yeast.

Maturing: 7 months, bottling in the 1st week of March

notes : characterised by exotic aromas with good tension on the palate, a simple, fruity wine with good acidity.

Food/wine pairing: oysters

Certified Organic

*Formerly cuvée Polaris*

*Available March 2024*

Le Besson 2022

AOC Muscadet Sèvre & Maine

Grape: 100% Melon de Bourgogne; 40-60 year-old vines.

Yield: 45 hL/ha

Terroir: Gabbro mother rock from 40 cm deep.

Harvest: mid-September at optimum maturity

Vinification: Gentle pressing on reception of the harvest with a pneumatic press. Cold static settling for 12 hours and fermentation in underground glass-lined cement vats. Indigenous yeast

Maturing: 18 months on fine lees, batonnage during the first weeks of maturing.

Tasting notes : Huge aromatic finesse, with aromas of white fruit, intense minerality and a hint of iodine and salt reminiscent of its proximity to the ocean. Great ageing potential.

Certified Organic

*Formerly Cuvée Didascalie*

Le Moulin de Gustais 2021

Vin de France for Vintage 2021

Grape: 100% Melon de Bourgogne – vines 40 years old

Yield: 45 hL/ha

Terroir: Dominance of Gneiss

Harvest: early September at optimum ripeness

Vinification: Gentle pressing on reception of the harvest with a pneumatic press. Static settling of the must for one day and fermentation in underground enameled vats. Indigenous yeast.

Maturing: 12 months on fine lees, regular stirring of the lees.

Certified Organic and natural wines

notes : vibrant, invigorating and salivating wine.

Food/wine pairing : Goat Cheese

*Formerly Cuvée Metaphore*

"C'est quand qu'on va où?"

*** NEW CUVÉE 2023***

Skin Contact Maceration

Vin de France

Grape variety: 100% Melon de Bourgogne

Soil: Melon de Bourgogne planted on rich gneiss soils – vines average 45 year old vines.

Vinification : Destemmed harvest. 10-day maceration during which alcoholic fermentation took place. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Two daily cap punchings to keep the cap moist and ensure gentle extraction. Blending of free-run and press wines in tanks. Aged on fine lees in vats.

Spring release 2024

Total Production: 20 hl

Notes : This cuvée stands out for its refreshing bitterness and delicate tannins.

Food pairing : Fresh nose with unique citrus aromas to pair with aperitif or a spicy dish.