Domaine Trois Frères
Chardonnay - Muscadet (Loire Valley)

The Estate
 The Couillaud brothers, Bernard, Michel and François, joined together in 1979 and expanded the original small family holding to the present size. They export their wines in England, Japan, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and the U.S.A.


The Couillaud brothers


The tasting room in a beautiful old chapel

The Vineyard
 Located on a south-facing slope of granitic soil near the village of Vallet, in the heart of the Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine appellation, the vineyard measures 66 hectares (145.73 acres): 36 hectares (88.92 acres) planted with Melon de Bourgogne (Muscadet), 27 hectares (66.69 acres) with Chardonnay and 3 hectares (7.41 acres) with Gros-Plant.

 The Wines



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UPC code: 7 84585 00013 5
2010 Chardonnay, Domaine Trois Frères 12/750ml
 Yield: 40hl/ha.
The grapes are machine-harvested. The must is pre-filtered, then cold-fermented on the skins, cold-stabilized and sterile-filtered before bottling, 8 months after the harvest. 
The wine has been aged in 8% oak barrel (no new oak). Rich and fruity with a nice malolactic mouthfeel. 
This is a Chardonnay drinker’s delight.

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UPC code: 7 84585 00013 5
2009 Chardonnay, Domaine Trois Frères 12/750ml
 Yield: 40hl/ha.
The grapes are machine-harvested. The must is pre-filtered, then cold-fermented on the skins, cold-stabilized and sterile-filtered before bottling, 8 months after the harvest. 
The wine has been aged in 8% oak barrel (no new oak). Rich and fruity with a nice malolactic mouthfeel. 
This is a Chardonnay drinker’s delight.

 "The 2009 Chardonnay is a good, inexpensive, crisp, fresh wine that is largely unoaked (only 8% aged in wood). It is light to medium-bodied and displays hints of orange zest and green apple in a vibrant, crisp style. Drink both these wines over the next year." 
- Wine Advocate (June 2011), 86 pts
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UPC code: 7 84585 00013 5
2008 Chardonnay, Domaine Trois Frères 12/750ml
 Yield: 40hl/ha.
The grapes are machine-harvested. The must is pre-filtered, then cold-fermented on the skins, cold-stabilized and sterile-filtered before bottling, 8 months after the harvest. 
The wine has been aged in 8% oak barrel (no new oak). Rich and fruity with a nice malolactic mouthfeel. 
This is a Chardonnay drinker’s delight.

National Retail Price: $13.99 / bottle


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UPC code: 7 84585 00122 4
2010 Muscadet Sur Lie, Domaine Trois Frères 12/750ml
 Apple and pear dominate the concentrated nose.
Greener apple on the palate, good acidity. A well balanced wine.  Citrus fruits (grapefruit, lime), plenty of minerality, good integrated spiciness on the back. 

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UPC code: 7 84585 00122 4
2009 Muscadet Sur Lie, Domaine Trois Frères 12/750ml
 Apple and pear dominate the concentrated nose.
Greener apple on the palate, good acidity. A well balanced wine.  Citrus fruits (grapefruit, lime), plenty of minerality, good integrated spiciness on the back. 

"This fresh white offers a racy beam of verbena and chamomile backed by a dash of melon on the finish. Drink now. 15,000 cases made. –JM"
- Wine Spectator (May 31st 2011) - 88 pts
BEST VALUE
"This delicious, reasonably priced 2009 Muscadet has notes of grapefruit, lime and wet rocks in a stony, fresh, light-bodied style. Drink it over the next year.  " 
- Wine Advocate (June 2011), 87 pts


 National Retail Price: $14.99 / bottle