Luneau Papin

2007 Cuvée L d'Or

"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
France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP

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: The 2007 Cuvée L d’Or was gently pressed in a pneumatic press, fermented spontaneously with natural yeasts, and matured on its lees for 7 to 12 months in underground glass-lined vats without racking before bottling.

CSPC:  865317

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Luneau Papin
2007 Cuvée L d'Or

Region:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
"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

Varietal/Blend:  100% Melon de Bourgogne

ABV:  12.0%

Vineyard:  The 2007 Cuvée L d’Or comes from estate vineyards selected via Selection Massale method, planted in 1984 on granite and gneiss soils with two micas. This historic plot forms a granite seam between villages, with a river running through it.

Cellar: The 2007 Cuvée L d’Or was gently pressed in a pneumatic press, fermented spontaneously with natural yeasts, and matured on its lees for 7 to 12 months in underground glass-lined vats without racking before bottling.

CSPC:  865317

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

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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:  865317

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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Joe Gurba

780-203-5284

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Kerrie Gavin

306-290-0277

kerrie@vinoalvino.ca