2022 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie 'La Pépie'

Aromas of fresh green apple, lemon rind, oyster shell, and damp limestone lead into a precise, high-energy palate. Flavors of white peach, grapefruit zest, and raw almond mesh with a faint herbal note. The texture is streamlined with a gentle, silky breadth from lees contact, held together by sharp natural acidity and a clean, salty finish.

Farmed using certified organic practices. Hand-harvested Melon de Bourgogne grapes are whole-cluster pressed and fermented with wild yeasts in underground concrete tanks. The wine ages on its fine lees through the winter until spring bottling without oak contact, preserving the grape's natural tension and freshness.

Grapes are grown in estate plots in Maisdon-sur-Sèvre within the Loire Valley. The vineyards sit on varied granite bedrock—primarily granite of Clisson and sheared granite—covered by gravelly topsoils. These well-drained, mineral-rich soils give the fruit its signature saline driver, focused structure, and crisp focus.