Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie Clisson 2022
Domaine de la Pépière
The Clisson cru designation requires a minimum of 24 months on the lees, and Marc Ollivier's vines — some over 70 years old — deliver the concentration to make that extended aging worthwhile. This is Muscadet reimagined: serious, site-specific, and profoundly undervalued. One of the great white wine bargains in the world.
Nose
Sea-salt minerality and crushed stone dominate the nose, with citrus peel and green apple providing freshness. A subtle floral quality — almost like chamomile — emerges with time, alongside a faint honeyed richness from extended lees contact.
Palate
Medium-bodied for Muscadet, with a textural weight that reflects the Clisson cru's granite soils and mandatory extended aging. Citrus and apple drive the fruit character, but the real story is the mineral backbone and a saline quality that persists through the mid-palate. There's a hint of toasted grain and almond from the lees.
Finish
Persistent and mineral-driven, with citrus zest and a stony, almost chalky dryness that calls out for oysters or grilled fish.
- Varietal
- Melon de Bourgogne
- Blend
- 100% Melon de Bourgogne
- Vineyards
- Old vines (50–70+ years) on granite soils in the Clisson cru, Loire Valley
- Alcohol
- 12%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
- Skin Contact
- No
Food Pairing
The wine's saline minerality and citrus freshness are a natural mirror for briny oysters, while its lees-driven weight holds up to the vinegar sharpness of a classic mignonette.
The late Marc Ollivier, alongside Rémi Branger, built Domaine de la Pépière into one of Muscadet's most respected estates, farming old vines on granite-rich soils near Clisson and championing the region's cru system.
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