Fleur de Gabbro is a white produced by Domaine La Tour Gallus in Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley, France. Made from Melon de Bourgogne. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: White
Appellation: Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine
Region: Loire Valley
Country: France
Grapes: Melon de Bourgogne
Tasting profile
Structure: medium-bodied, high acidity, dry
Muscadet from gabbro, the hard dark igneous rock that gives the Nantais its most mineral and longest-lived whites — a world away from the sandy-soil Muscadet drunk within a year of harvest. Green apple and citrus over a smoky, saline, distinctly stony core, with the extended lees ageing that defines the serious end of the region adding weight and a faint bready depth. Medium-bodied with piercing acidity and real length. Among the most underrated ageing whites in France.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Loire Valley, France
Loire Valley stretches along France's longest river, running west from the centre of the country toward the Atlantic coast, and is prized above all for elegant, food-friendly whites.
Melon de Bourgogne
Melon de Bourgogne is a white grape that originated in Burgundy but found its true home in the western Loire, where it is the sole grape of Muscadet near the Atlantic coast.
More wines
From Domaine La Tour Gallus
- Cru Gorges — Domaine La Tour Gallus, Cru Communal Gorges
More white wines from Loire Valley
- Carpe Diem — Domaine de l'Ecu, Vin de France
- Château Crain — Château Crain, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie
- Château Cuvée Prestige — Domaine des Noës, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
- Château de la Botinière — Château de la Botinière, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
Frequently asked questions
Where is Fleur de Gabbro from?
Fleur de Gabbro is produced by Domaine La Tour Gallus in Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley, France.
What grapes are in Fleur de Gabbro?
Fleur de Gabbro is made from Melon de Bourgogne.