Pierre Luneau-Papin Clos de L'Allée Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie from the Loire Valley — mineral, savoury, elegant, and with a creamy texture from 9 months of lees ageing in steel, a white wine of great richness and saline purity from the diverse soils of the Sèvre et Maine appellation.
Tasting Notes
Mineral, savoury, elegant, and with a creamy texture from extended lees ageing. The Clos de L'Allée is a single-parcel Muscadet from Pierre Luneau-Papin — aged 9 months in steel on the lees, the extended lees contact gives it a roundness and complexity far beyond ordinary Muscadet while retaining the grape's characteristic saline minerality and freshness.
Quick Facts
- Grape: 100% Melon de Bourgogne (Muscadet)
- Origin: France, Loire Valley, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Clos de L'Allée (single parcel)
- Style: Dry white, Muscadet sur Lie, 9 months lees ageing in steel
- Winemaking: Hand-harvested, indigenous yeasts, 9 months on lees in stainless steel, no filtration, no fining
Food Pairing
Oysters, grilled fish, seafood, and light shellfish dishes.
Serving
Serve at 10°C. Open 5 minutes before serving.
About the Producer
Pierre Luneau-Papin is one of Muscadet's most celebrated estates, producing single-terroir expressions of Melon de Bourgogne from the diverse soils of the Sèvre et Maine appellation — granite, gneiss, schist, and serpentinite.