Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 'Les Gras Moutons'

"Pèpiére was a source for organically farmed, single-vineyard and single-cru Muscadet bottlings since before anyone knew what those were, and yet it remains absolutely on the forefront of everything compelling taking place in the region." - Famed wine critic and storyteller Jon Bonné in The New French Wine

On the doorstep of Brittany, where the Loire River crashes into the Northern Atlantic, lies the wine region of Muscadet. Historically, a region dominated by mass-produced, generic white wines, the region has more recently been going through a sort of renaissance. 

At the forefront of this renaissance lies Domaine de la Pépière, which was established by Marc Olivier in the French coastal village of Maisdon-sur-Sèvre in 1984, and has continually led the charge in crafting wines of character and soul in the Nantais. 

While some might be tempted to dismiss a producers introductory level wines, the domain's 'La Pépiè' line, identified by the tipsy chicken on the label, actually reveals the potential of the Nantais region for reds. 

Produced from 50 year old vines located in the village of Saint-Fiacre, Les Gras Moutons is a Muscadet with an almost almond-oil richness which matches its mint-stem herbal bite, all while showing a mineral-driven, ripe pear and white peach base.   

12.5% ABV