Pépière 2023 Muscadet "Les Gras Moutons"

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White
$22.99

Les Gras Moutons is a great parcel on gneiss, in layers that permit a deep penetration by the vines, with sandy clay and amphibolite stones. The vines are at the top of a hill and on the south facing slope overlooking the Maine. (The name, by the way, does not refer to fat sheep, despite their presence on the label, but rather in local dialect, to the hilltop vineyard site.) This terroir produces lovely, classic Muscadet to drink young or after short-term cellaring of 5 to 10 years. The nose is subtle but complex with a lovely melange of peach, pear, melon, lemon verbena, dried herbs and wet stone. The palate is marked by a nice bitter minerality underlying white fruits and citrus flavors. The finish is pure, clean and refreshing, perfectly balanced at 12% alcohol. This is a lovely Muscadet to enjoy with shellfish, fish and chips, fish in sauce and white meats over the next 10 plus years. Try to save a few! (2009: ...turned out to be quite brilliant. It presents a bright, fresh, lemon-gold hue in the glass, and the nose is just as fresh as the colour suggests, with scents of crushed oyster shells, lemon peel, white pepper and acacia. It continues beautifully pure, bright, cool and limpid in the glass, before it eases into a more sinewy and seductive middle, with a vinous texture set over a wonderful sense of bitter grip and fine acidity. Long and charged, with great energy through the finish, this is a brilliant showing for this cuvée at this age – proof that it is not just the cru communal cuvées that deserve a place in the cellar.) Wine Doctor January 2025

$22.99
Pépière 2023 Muscadet "Les Gras Moutons"
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