Tasting Notes
From 3 hectares in the cru of Monnières-St.-Fiacre (not including their lieu-dit of Gras Moutons in MSF which is separately bottled). Here, the vines average around 60 years old on fine, sandy, limestone soils rich in gneiss (compressed granite) on a south-facing slope. The farming is certified-organic and the all vineyard work including harvest is manual. As for the all Pepière wines, the clusters are 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, in the case of Monnières-St. Fiacre for 2.5-3 years (which by the way disqualifies it from the "sur lie" designation).
The palate is round and ripe and supple with white fruits and minerals. This is a superb Muscadet to drink over the next ten years, also decant for the best showing. Again, if this was from Chablis it would be three times the price. - Importer Note
Marc Ollivier of Domaine de la Pépière, from the appellation of Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, is one of the great vignerons of the Loire Valley. Ollivier's reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of his wines which reflect their terroir, which for most of his vineyards is granite, one of the less common terroirs for Muscadet, accounting for only 5% of the appellation. He has 28 hectares of vines; about 8 hectares lie on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north, on the granite of Château Thébaud; both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.
| Product Type | Wine White Other Varietals & Blends |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Loire Valley |
| Sub Region | Muscadet Serve et Maine |
| Winemaking Practices | Minimal Intervention |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |