Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Clisson

In the glass

Aroma: white flower, lemon zest, stone, almond

Palate: citrus, saline texture, stone fruit, creamy lees

Cru Communal Muscadet from 60-year-old vines on gravel, clay, sand and granite. Originally called Granite de Clisson; 24+ months on lees give the cuvée structural depth.

What it pairs with

• Lobster ravioli
  Shellfish sweetness meets the wine's creamy lees and saline-mineral lift.
• Sole grenobloise
  Caper-and-lemon brown butter sauce meets the wine's chalky drive and stony lift.
• Plateau de fruits de mer
  Full saline mineral handles oysters, langoustines, whelks and crab in a single sip.
• Aged Comté
  Hazelnut crystallisation in 24+ month Comté finds the wine's creamy lees and almond aromatic.

History

Clisson became one of the Sèvre et Maine Cru Communaux in 2011 after years of producer advocacy. Pépière's bottling from 60-year-old vines was an early example of the cuvée class.

1. 2005: Single-vineyard Clisson bottling established
2. 2011: Clisson recognised as a Cru Communal of Muscadet Sèvre et Maine

Facts

Producer

Domaine de la Pépière · visiting guide

Grapes

Melon de Bourgogne (100%)

Classification

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC (Clisson Cru Communal)

Oak

Vinified and aged on lees in underground glass-lined vats for at least 24 months, no oak

ABV

12.5%

Price

EUR 28 to 45 at retail

Drinking window

3-15 from vintage

First vintage

2005

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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