Clisson - La Molette

What the RVF says in its 2018 Guide: "Antoine-Marie Arena produced his first wines in 2014. Antoine Arena's youngest son has been working and making wine at the family estate for years. He now signs his own cuvées, taking charge of Hauts de Carco in white and Carco in red, and made his entry in the 2017 edition. The reading of the wines and the sensitivity of the new blended wines confirm the talent of this young winemaker. The coherence and depth of his wines are beyond doubt: we award him a well-deserved second star. The wines: they give a lot of emotion, show both precision and accuracy. Hauts de Carco has great purity, a powerful yet firm mouthfeel. Bianco Gentile is a model, with the maturity of this grape variety, without its drawbacks: full-bodied, it is well managed by bitters that reframe it. Bianchi, a blend of vermentino, biancu gentile and muscat, is subtle. It exhales notes of rose and cumin, and delights us with its harmonious mouthfeel, its quality length; for a lemon chicken. Carco, not very extracted and infused, is distinguished by its right substance and finesse. Memoria is chubbier and fuller, but retains the precision of the fruit and the quality of the tannins. Finally, San Giovanni, still very young, offers spicy nuances and a quality substance. It seduces by its dimension"

"Frédéric Lailler continue sa marche en avant sur ce secteur du Muscadet, avec un mode de culture bio sur les 10 hectares que compte le domaine : le patrimoine de vignes se révèle qualitativement impressionnant.

Six hectares se situent sur les gabbros de Gorges et un hectare dans le secteur granitique de Clisson sur les meilleurs terroirs de la région, avec une moyenne d'âge des ceps avoisinant les 65 ans.

Ici, on limite les rendements qui ne dépassent pas 30 à 45 hl/ha et on continue d'élever sur lies fines les muscadets entre deux et cinq ans. L'amateur tient là une des meilleures sources en grands vins de garde, avec des cuvées qui évolueront dans le registre minéral des grands crus de Chablis au bout d'une quinzaine d'années.

Les millésimes des années 1990 sont là pour le prouver. Le domaine a encore franchi un palier qualitatif, entre 7 et 14 euros, il faut se précipiter pour se constituer un bon fond de cave." 3*/5 Bettane+Desseauve 2022