Domaine le Fay d’Homme, Muscadet, Clos de la Févrie Orthogneiss, Nantais, Loire, France, 2022

Producer Profile

In 1986, Vincent Caillé, took over the lead in running the family vineyard's operations, and since then, he is producing wines of the highest standards.

Combining low intervention and traditional methods, producing premium quality wines that are also expressive and reflect the Muscadet Sevre et Maine terroir. The ‘Christelle Guibert Connection’ - during a work trip in her home region of Muscadet for the British journal “Decanter”, Christelle was stricken by the high number of abandoned vineyards and by the growing number of producers who were working on the terroir. This region was the perfect place to realise her dream, and ‘Terre de Gneiss’ was born from her wish to make this forgotten wine region rise. Christelle created Vine Revival with her sister Corinne, and immediately called Vincent Caillé from Domaine Le Fay d’Homme to forge a union. ‘Terre de Gneiss’ and ‘Terre de Gabbro’ are the result of this association; modern Muscadets, based on terroir, stemming from traditional and biodynamic viticulture practices. These wines have a certain complexity which will allow them to have space amongst prestigious wines from a region in full renewal! Both Christelle and the Caillé family have experienced many challenges in the past seven years, from severe frosts to serious power outages that at one point caused the loss of their entire harvests; despite everything, Vincent and Christelle have managed to move beyond that, keeping quality as their main goal producing excellent wines each vintage.

Viticulture

The vineyard is situated in the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine region of France. Domaine Fay d'Homme is a family affair, the craft of winemaking is a family tradition that is passing on from generation to generation in the Caillé family. in 1986 Vincent Caillé took over the lead in running the families vineyard operations, and since then he has been producing wines of the highest quality, combining low intervention and traditional methods, producing premium quality wines that are also expressive and reflect the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine terroir. The "Orthogneiss" refers to the unique geological makeup of the vineyard's soil, which is rich in minerals and contributes to the wines character. The viticulture practices are sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Winemaking

Harvested by hand the wines undergo a gentle pressing to extract the juice. A length fermentation of 21 days with native yeasts after which the wines is aged on its lees for 6 months in concrete tanks in an underground cellar.

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