Domaine de la Foliette
The gently rolling and occasionally craggy landscape of the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine appellation is rich, I think, in undiscovered gems. Even after the collapse that followed the devastating frost of 2008, which saw some vignerons in this region teeter towards bankruptcy and throw in the towel, there remains more than 8,000 hectares of actively tended vineyards here. That is a lot of Melon de Bourgogne.
Of course, the fruit from many of these vineyards will be destined for the cellars of the various négociants which service the region, the grapes harvested by machine and sold at a rock-bottom price. We can safely ignore these domaines; while a commercially significant part of the Muscadet scene, this is never going to be of interest to those looking for wine of quality. But this still leaves a lot of rarely-visited domaines, vignerons never met, and wines which remain untasted.
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