Organic and biodynamic agriculture

Gula Ana 2023

Grape Variety :

100% Melon de Bourgogne

Plot Profile : GULA Latin for throat, ANA Gaulish for marsh Bedrock of altered peridotite (Earth’s mantle) in a hill of serpentinite. The magmatic origins, the very composition of the rock as well as the multiple upheavals it has undergone confer on the lieu-dit La Butte de la Roche a vibrant energy. Our generation of winemakers was born on his unique terroir in the Pays. Its exceptional character tells the uniqueness of the wines produced there. The castle of la Roche de l’Ouen overlooked the hill in the 15th century. One of its towers was renovated by the estate in summer 2023 as a historical testimony of this promontory on the Goulaine marshes. Some of the vines were replanted on stakes on the rocky ridge, this is our respectful answer to this wild and preserved territory.

AOP :

Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Goulaine

Winemaking Techniques : Spontaneous fermentation using only natural yeasts. Fermentation and maturation on lees in underground glass lined vats during 21 months without racking until bottling in july 2025.

Tasting : Serve at 12°C with Crispy pike Bread, Lobster with season vegetables, Shel juice, Poulette de Bresse and blue Lobster roasted in a casserole.

Packaging : 750 ML & 1 500 ML bottle Box of 6 or 12 bottles

Vineyard care through the seasons

2023 vintage is a year of balance: heat in spring and early summer, rains during much of the month of July as well as early August then strong heats in late summer and during harvest. Our team has therefore walked through the vineyards many times during the year in order to preserve each cuvée’s uniqueness of terroir, without the solar aspect of previous vintages. We treat and take care of the vines with natural preparations (no chemical products). We stimulate soil life with horn dung; preparation 500 in spring with one or two applications, and then a 501 after bloom and before harvest if necessary. Pruning is short (simple guyot) and gentle (sap-flow respecting) during winter. Vine density is 6,500 plants per hectare. A careful sorting is carried out in the vineyard by the harvesters before pressing in our cellars.

Tasting

Serve at 12°C with Crispy pike Bread, Lobster with season vegetables, Shel juice, Poulette de Bresse and blue Lobster roasted in a casserole.

Press

Gula-Ana A subtle aromatic reduction immediately gives the wine a very elegant look. Vintage 2021 developes finely vegetal and smoky notes. Its mouth is articulated around pretty fatness and an unforgettable oceanic freshness with invigorating savory notes ! Alexis Goujard for RVF 2024

Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Goulaine Gula-Ana 2020 – One of the most desirable estates around Nantes, whose 35 hectares vineyard has been passed down from one generation to the next since the 17th century. If one has a thing for the purity of their cuvée Folle Blanche, we step up here with a wine of a richness and an unusual ampleness in Muscadet, attenuated by discreet bitterness, touches sometimes fresh, sometimes vinous and a complexity that would almost spare you to have to make conversation.

Gula-Ana 2020 was born on la Butte de la Roche, one of the most spectacular in Muscadet. This 2020 reveals a beautiful structure and a perfect maturity of melon. It evokes white fruits with powerful and stimulating savory notes that will remain for the next twenty years and beyond. What a brilliance! Karine Valentin for RVF 2024

Gula-Ana, This is one of the most most esteemed from the Muscadet vineyard, and this vintage is no exception to its reputation. Be careful, the beast is powerful and chomping at the bit. Equipped with an impressive structure, the wine is nevertheless expertly mastered (as evidenced by its frank and precise aromas) and promises to work wonders after a few years in the cellar. It will indeed be able to display all its elegance. Stéphane Davet, Ophélie Neiman & Laure Gasparotto for Le Monde des vins, February 2023