Why it matters
The producer
The estate's clearest signature is its decision to separate Muscadet cuvées by soil type. Jérémie Batard returned to the family estate and has worked with his parents, Régine and Pascal, since 2017. The vineyard is 95% Melon de Bourgogne, with Folle Blanche completing the remaining plantings, while the estate's Muscadet wines are made entirely from Melon de Bourgogne.
That combination keeps the producer's work close to the appellation and close to the vineyard. The bottles are not presented as one generic Muscadet style. Each cuvée begins with a named geological setting, then moves through a simple cellar that leaves room for fresh acidity, mineral flavour and lees texture.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Maisdon-sur-Sèvre sits southeast of Nantes within the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine appellation. Melon de Bourgogne is the grape behind the estate's Muscadet wines, giving the labels a direct relationship between place, appellation and bottle: the Loire location leads to a regional white wine, and the grape supplies the fresh, citrus-led shape associated with these cuvées.
The estate works with several soil materials inside that setting. Instead of blending every parcel into one house profile, the cuvées retain their soil references, so the appellation is tasted through separate bottles with different mineral emphasis.
In the cellar
Vineyards and cellar
Organic viticulture shapes the vineyard without synthetic treatments. In the cellar, light pressing and settling precede fermentation with indigenous yeast in underground glass-enameled tanks, a regional vessel that keeps temperature and handling steady while the fruit ferments.
The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered. Fine lees ageing becomes especially important in Le Besson, which spends 18 months on its fine lees before bottling. That extended contact brings more palate weight and a deeper mineral impression than a brief, direct Muscadet, while the estate's fresh acidity keeps the finish moving.
Wines to know
The range in view
The core wines belong to Muscadet Sèvre et Maine and are made from 100% Melon de Bourgogne. Named crus and soil-based cuvées divide the range by geological origin, so the bottles cover several expressions of the appellation instead of repeating one blend.
Les Prières, formerly called Polaris, brings exotic fruit aromas and a firm line through the palate. Le Besson, formerly Didascalie, is the lees-aged cuvée, with intense minerality, iodine and salt. Le Moulin de Gustais, formerly Métaphore, is described as vibrant, invigorating and salivating, giving the range its most energetic white expression.
A useful way in
A bottle to begin with
Le Besson, formerly Didascalie, is the first bottle to open. It is a Muscadet made from Melon de Bourgogne and aged for 18 months on fine lees, with intense minerality followed by hints of iodine and salt. The lees time gives the wine a fuller, more layered mouthfeel, while the saline finish keeps it recognisably tied to the coastal Loire's Muscadet tradition.