Domaine de la Pépière -- Muscadet 'La Pépie'

Domaine de la Pépière was founded in 1984 in Maisdon sur Sèvre, its name from the old French word pépie — thirst — a nod to the rocky soils and the locals’ joke that wine flowed more readily than water. Marc planted vineyards on granite hillsides, always farming by hand and keeping intervention in the cellar to a minimum. By 2007 the estate was fully organic and later biodynamic, relying on natural plant treatments and soil work to strengthen the vines. Gwénaëlle and Rémi now carry the torch, guiding the domaine with the same philosophy that quality begins in the vineyard.

Grapes: Melon de Bourgogne 100%

Region: Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie, Loire Valley, France

Good To Know: Certified Organic & Biodynamic, hand harvested, gravity-fed pneumatic press, ambient yeast ferment in stainless, aged on lees in glass-lined cement tank for 9 months