Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine 2023 - Domaine de la Pepiere

Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine - Domaine de la Pepiere

Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine is a white wine made from Melon de Bourgogne grapes, which come from 25-year-old vineyards growing on granite soil. The harvest is manual, and the fermentation takes place spontaneously in cement tanks. Subsequently, the wine thus produced ages for 6 months in the same container and is bottled without any decanting. The Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine of Domaine de la Pepiere is straw-yellow in color with golden hues. On the nose, iodine aromas, with fruity and citrus notes. At the sip it is incredibly fresh, light, savory and juicy. The combination with the raw seafood is phenomenal.

Service

We taste the Muscadet at a temperature of 8/10 ° in tulip glasses. Wine to be drunk immediately but left a few years to rest in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairings

The Muscadet goes perfectly with seafood, to try with a belon oyster plateau.

Winery: Domaine de la Pepiere

The Domaine de la Pépière is located at the foot of Brittany, in the village of Maisdon sur Sèvre. His story began in 1984 when Marc, who grew up in these places, decided to create a winegrowing winery, and gave him the name "La Pépière", which originates from the word "pépie" which means "to be thirsty", and walking for the village understands why, the rock seems to be everywhere, the soil is very dry and stony, and the water is always insufficient. Since 1984, the Domaine de la Pépière has grown through the acquisition of new parcels of land, which often bring in dowry old vineyards, so that today it covers an area of ​​about 35 hectares, of which 30 are intended for cultivation of white grapes. Marc is convinced that the quality of the wine depends on the quality of the grapes, for this reason he chose to raise his vineyards of Melon de Bourgogne in a biodynamic regime. The conversion was favored before the arrival in 2007 of Rémi that favors the conversion of the farm into organic farming, and then from that of Gwénaëlle in 2013 that completes the conversion into biodynamic. Harvests are manual, herbicides are banned, and only biodynamic preparations are used to strengthen vine resistance to disease and promote soil microbial life. In the cellar, Marc chose to do as little as possible, with spontaneous fermentations that take place thanks to indigenous yeasts, no clarification or filtration, and the use of sulfur dioxide is limited. Domaine de la Pépiere produces nine labels, all coming from one signet parcel, but all bearing the characteristics of flavor and minerality that distinguish the AOC wines of Muscadet. the