Muscadet La Pepie
- White
- Melon de Bourgogne
Winemaking Information
The fruit is direct pressed and the juice settles naturally for 12 hours. It is then fermented in stainless steel tanks with natural yeasts; the wine is aged on its lees in large, underground glass-lined vats until bottling the following spring. S02 additions are three to five grams after alcoholic fermentation with a possible adjustment at bottling.
SO2: During winemaking
Fining/Filtration: Light filtration at bottling (non-sterile)
Vineyard Information
Appellation: Muscadet Sèvre & Maine
Soil Composition: Gravel, Clay, Sand, Granite
Farming: Organic (certified)
Fun Facts: In 2016, Pépière's classic, earliest-release bottling saw an addition to the label, the "La Pépie" moniker, because of the necessity of adding non-estate fruit to the production (Pépière had 85% of their own crop devastated in 2016 due to mildew). It marks the first time the estate has purchased fruit.
Thanks to importer Louis/Dressner for details above