Domaine de la Pepiere - Monnieres Saint Fiacre Muscadet Sevre et Maine 2018
Price: $30.25
Sale Price: $25.99
Producer | Domaine de la Pepiere |
Country | France |
Region | Loire Valley |
Subregion | Muscadet Sevre et Maine |
Varietal | Melon de Bourgogne |
Vintage | 2018 |
Sku | 08212 |
Domaine de la Pepiere Description
100% Melon de Bourgogne. From 3 hectares in the cru of Monnières-St.-Fiacre (not including their lieu-dit of Gras Moutons in MSF which is separately bottled). Here, the vines average around 60 years old on fine, sandy, limestone soils rich in gneiss (compressed granite) on a south-facing slope. The farming is certified-organic and the all vineyard work including harvest is manual. As for the all Pepière wines, the clusters are direct-pressed and the juice settled naturally for 12 hours. It is then fermented in stainless steel tanks with natural yeasts; the wine is aged on its lees in large, underground, glass-lined cement tanks, in the case of Monnières-St. Fiacre for 2.5-3 years (which by the way disqualifies it from the "sur lie" designation).