Name:  Clisson

Wine Style:  White Wine

Producer:  Domaine de la Pépiere

Appellation:  Clisson Valley Cru

Muscadet-Sèrve et Maine, Loire, France

Grape Varietal:  100% Melon de Bourgogne

Practices:  Natural Winemaking, Biodynamic Farming

Price (per bottle):  $36

Tasting Notes:  Complex aromas derived from the old vines and granite soils of white flowers, lemongrass, persimmon, honey, pear, lemon cream, flinty slate rocks, white peach and grapefruit.

Food Pairing:  Oysters, crustaceans like lobster, crab and shrimp, scallops, smoked fish and fish pâté, fresh herbs, cream sauces, aged cheeses like gruyere or soft ripened goat cheese with a bloom rind.

Fun Facts:  The wine comes from 50-100 year old vines in the cru of Clisson.  The vineyards distinctive hard granite and quartz soils cause the deep-rooted grape vines to struggle, yielding a wine with great structure and complexity.  After fermentation, the wine is aged on its natural yeasts “sur lie” and ritually stirred for 2 years in large underground vats.  This technique called “bâtonnage” gives the wine a great aromatic complexity and lush richness.

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