Luneau Papin

2010 Cuvée L d'Or

"An effortless Muscadet, this has the scent of a coastal orchard, where heirloom apples grow concentrated and saturated with flavor. Flavors of honey and beeswax wrap the tree-fruit scents, woven with fine detail in the mineral acidity. From 45-year-old vines grown in granite and gneiss, this is a mouthwatering essence of Atlantic fruit and soil to serve with a plateau des fruits de mer." - 94 points, Wine & Spirits

"When I tasted the basic bottlings from Pierre Luneau-Papin from the 2010 vintage back in February of 2012, the Le L d’Or bottling was still resting comfortably on its lees in his cellars, and given how good the lower level cuvées were in this year, I have been looking forward to tasting this classic bottling. The wine certainly does not disappoint, as it offers up a deep and very precise nose of green apple, lemon, wet stone minerality, gentle notes of ocean breeze and a touch of citrus peel. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish and beautifully focused, with a superb core of pure fruit, lovely, ripe acids and simply stunning length and grip on the focused and rock solid finish. This will show more of its leesy influence as the years go by, but today is more citric, stony and briny in personality. A great young bottle of Muscadet, but with the balance to already offer up really superb drinking. 2013-2035." - 94 points, John Gilman, View from the Cellar