Luneau Papin

2006 Excelsior

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

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

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Luneau Papin
2006 Excelsior

Region:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP Goulaine Cru

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

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.

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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

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Edmonton + Alberta North

Joe Gurba

780-203-5284

joe@vinoalvino.ca

Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South

Kerrie Gavin

306-290-0277

kerrie@vinoalvino.ca