2007 Cuvée L d'Or

Luneau Papin

"Scents of fresh lemon, pear, mint, jasmine, green tea, and lightly-toasted hickory nuts rise from the glass of Luneau-Papin 2007 Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie L d'Or which then saturates the palate with succulence of sweet pear and melon unusual for Muscadet. Hints of fruit pip and toasted nut bitterness add interest on a startlingly luscious transparent palate through which shimmer saline, (metaphorically!) crystalline suggestion of things mineral, which it is hard not to ascribe to the eroded granite, serpentine, and mica-schist soils in which these old vines grow. The saline, citric finish tugs relentlessly at the salivary glands. This should be an utter delight to follow for at least the next half dozen years." - 92 points, David Schildknecht, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Country:  France

Region:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP

Climate:  Cool Atlantic

Altitude: 

Soils:  Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif

Varietal/Blend:  100% Melon de Bourgogne

Fermentation:  Pneumatic press. Spontaneous fermentation using only natural yeasts. Fermentation and maturation on the lees in underground glass lined vats.

Ageing:  Underground glass lined vats for 7 to 12 months (depending not the vintage) on the lees without racking until bottling.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Estate. Selection massale. Village of Vallet. Vines planted in 1984.
 Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif. This plot is one of the historical treasures of the Luneau family. It rises up between two villages and has a river runnings through it. Officially part of the village of Vallet, the plot lies at the top of a hillside forming a 500 meter wide seam of granite that descends gently to the gneiss of the village of Le Landreau.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  865317

About the Producer

Pierre Luneau & Monique Papin


Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, France

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2007 Cuvée L d'Or
Luneau Papin

Country:  France

Region:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP

"Scents of fresh lemon, pear, mint, jasmine, green tea, and lightly-toasted hickory nuts rise from the glass of Luneau-Papin 2007 Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie L d'Or which then saturates the palate with succulence of sweet pear and melon unusual for Muscadet. Hints of fruit pip and toasted nut bitterness add interest on a startlingly luscious transparent palate through which shimmer saline, (metaphorically!) crystalline suggestion of things mineral, which it is hard not to ascribe to the eroded granite, serpentine, and mica-schist soils in which these old vines grow. The saline, citric finish tugs relentlessly at the salivary glands. This should be an utter delight to follow for at least the next half dozen years." - 92 points, David Schildknecht, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Cool Atlantic

Altitude: 

Soils:  Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif

Varietal/Blend:  100% Melon de Bourgogne

Fermentation:  Pneumatic press. Spontaneous fermentation using only natural yeasts. Fermentation and maturation on the lees in underground glass lined vats.

Ageing:  Underground glass lined vats for 7 to 12 months (depending not the vintage) on the lees without racking until bottling.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Estate. Selection massale. Village of Vallet. Vines planted in 1984.
 Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif. This plot is one of the historical treasures of the Luneau family. It rises up between two villages and has a river runnings through it. Officially part of the village of Vallet, the plot lies at the top of a hillside forming a 500 meter wide seam of granite that descends gently to the gneiss of the village of Le Landreau.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  865317

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

2007 Cuvée L d'Or
Luneau Papin
"Scents of fresh lemon, pear, mint, jasmine, green tea, and lightly-toasted hickory nuts rise from the glass of Luneau-Papin 2007 Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie L d'Or which then saturates the palate with succulence of sweet pear and melon unusual for Muscadet. Hints of fruit pip and toasted nut bitterness add interest on a startlingly luscious transparent palate through which shimmer saline, (metaphorically!) crystalline suggestion of things mineral, which it is hard not to ascribe to the eroded granite, serpentine, and mica-schist soils in which these old vines grow. The saline, citric finish tugs relentlessly at the salivary glands. This should be an utter delight to follow for at least the next half dozen years." - 92 points, David Schildknecht, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP

Climate:  Cool Atlantic

Altitude: 

Soils:  Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif

Varietal/Blend:  100% Melon de Bourgogne

Fermentation:  Pneumatic press. Spontaneous fermentation using only natural yeasts. Fermentation and maturation on the lees in underground glass lined vats.

Ageing:  Underground glass lined vats for 7 to 12 months (depending not the vintage) on the lees without racking until bottling.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Estate. Selection massale. Village of Vallet. Vines planted in 1984.
 Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif. This plot is one of the historical treasures of the Luneau family. It rises up between two villages and has a river runnings through it. Officially part of the village of Vallet, the plot lies at the top of a hillside forming a 500 meter wide seam of granite that descends gently to the gneiss of the village of Le Landreau.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  865317

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andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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