Pepiere Muscadet Clos des Briords 2022

Pepire Muscadet Clos des Briords 2022

Domaine de la Pepiere is one of the best producers of Muscadet – a much under-rated but extremely refreshing and versatile style of wine. This example comes from old vines in the Clos des Briords vineyard which give extra depth, complexity, and concentration to the citrus and white flower characters.

100% Melon de Bourgogne. Briords is a 3-hectarelieu-ditin thecruof Chteau Thbaud. These vines are the estate’s oldest plot, planted from massale selection 60-70 years ago. The sandy clay soils are rich ingranite de Thbaud, a type differing fromgranite de Clissonin in its higher feldspar and clay content; it is cooler, holds water well and ripens the fruit more slowly. The farming is certified-biodynamic and the vineyard work including harvest is manual. As for the all Pepire wines, the fruit is direct-pressed and the juice settled naturally for 12 hours. It is then fermented in stainless steel tanks with natural yeasts; the wine is aged on its lees in large, underground, glass-lined cement tanks for 7 to 8 months.