Earl La Pepiere | Granite de Clisson | Muscadet 2005

PV Tasting Notes

Mark Ollivier is the legend in his appellation, working with all pre-clonal vines and never rushing his young wines off their lees. A relatively shallow soil over granite mother rock gives the nearly 80 year old vines that inform Ollivier’s 2005 "Grand Cru" Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Clisson de Granite an opportunity to strut their formidable stuff, aged in a large concrete vat for two years enables the flavours and complexity to develop. Lime, apple, nuts, herbs and flowers in the nose segue into a gorgeous display of shimmering salt, chalk and stony minerality, inner-mouth floral perfume, and a (for Muscadet) surprising richness of honeyed, apple citric fruit. This finishes with amazing grip, fruit saturation and mineral intensity, but with absolutely no hardness or austerity. It is one of those Muscadets you can safely sock away for at least 8-10 years – just make sure you lay in enough to enjoy on an ongoing basis!

90 points Wine Spectator
Bracing, with chiseled lime and herb notes backed by a mouthwatering, salt-tinged finish. Very pure and lengthy. Drink now.

This Muscadet is the perfect accompaniment of all seafood, but will also suits white meats dishes and goat cheese.
 

The “Clisson de granite” is 1 ha of 80 years-old vines situated on the granite soils of the Coteaux de la Maine.

The harvest is manual and the grapes are delicately pressed. The must is naturally fermented (no yeast or sugar added) at 19?C during one month. The cuvée will lie 24 months on its lees, without stirring.