Domaine de la Pepiere Clisson Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Clisson, 2022 (1.5L) gavi and full of flavors of

and full of flavors of grapefruit

this single-plot 309-acre estate in Gigondas has 62 acres of vines

Finished in stainless steel for 6 months before bottling

The vinification is traditional: fermentation and malolactic in indigenous flora (yeast) regulated between 20 and 22°C

Domaine de la Pepiere Clisson Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Clisson, 2022 (1.5L) gavi and full of flavors of100% Melon de Bourgogne. The heart of Marc Ollivier's estate is a 10 hectare plot near home in the Clisson cru; 8 hectares of it go into this bottling, while 2 hectares are used for the entry level Sur Lie. Its distinguishing feature is the soil type, called granite de Clisson, which is a particularly poor, hard, compact granite with little clay and a lot of quartz and mica over hard granite mother rock. The Ppire vines range from 50 110 years old and