Luneau Papin
2006 Excelsior
Region: Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley
Appellation: Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP Goulaine Cru
Varietal/Blend: 100% Melon de Bourgogne
ABV: 12.0%
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
Cellar: This wine underwent spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts at 20°C following a pneumatic press. It matured for 20–36 months on lees in underground glass-lined vats, untouched by racking, preserving purity until bottling.
CSPC: 865324
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Region: Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley
Appellation: Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP Goulaine Cru

TECHNICAL INFO
Varietal/Blend: 100% Melon de Bourgogne
ABV: 12.0%
Vineyard: Luneau Papin’s 2006 Excelsior hails from massale-selected vines planted in 1936 in La Chapelle-Heulin on schist and micaschist soils. Biodynamically farmed, the Goulaine Cru site reflects centuries of terroir expression, carefully hand-harvested and managed with cover crops.
Cellar: This wine underwent spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts at 20°C following a pneumatic press. It matured for 20–36 months on lees in underground glass-lined vats, untouched by racking, preserving purity until bottling.
CSPC: 865324
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South
T: 403-971-1898
E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca
Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North
T: 780-203-5284
E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca
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TECHNICAL INFO
Country: France
Region: Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley
Appellation: Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP Goulaine Cru
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Varietal/Blend: 100% Melon de Bourgogne
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.
Ageing:
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
ABV: 12.0%
Produced Cases: 50
CSPC: 865324
Calgary + Alberta South
Andrew Stewart
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
Edmonton + Alberta North
Joe Gurba
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South
Kerrie Gavin
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca