Domaine Luneau-Papin - La Grange Vieilles Vignes 2018
Loire
White
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15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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15,5/20
RVF
"A straightforward attack, with a chiselled, saline finish, everything is in place for this vintage to complement a salad of langoustines with citrus fruit". (Le Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve) Made from old Melon de Bourgogne vines planted on the schist soils of Le Landreau, this Muscadet sur lies reveals a controlled, almost tender, citrus acidity that makes it easy to approach. A classic!
Features
Estate
Domaine Luneau Papin
Cuvée
La Grange Vieilles Vignes
Vintage
2018
Designation
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Melon de Bourgogne
Terroirs
Micaschist and schist rock, Le Landreau village
Viticulture
Certified organic (Ecocert), biodynamic agriculture label pending
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Whole grapes pressed in a pneumatic press, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation using indigenous yeasts.
Breeding
7 months on lees in tanks under concrete soil + glass tiles, without racking
Alcohol content
12.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale yellow with silver highlights
Nose
Iodized and white fruit aromas
Mouth
Energetic and chiselled, saline finish
Serve
AT 12°C
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with seafood, salt-crusted sea bass, fillet of sea bream cooked one-sided, salmon crumble and candied zucchini, Asian cuisine, fresh cheeses...
Domaine Luneau Papin
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2020 guide) 15.5/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the wine:
A straightforward attack, a chiselled, saline finish, everything is in place for this vintage to complement a salad of scampi with citrus fruit.
About the domain :
Pierre-Marie and Marie Luneau are one of the most dynamic couples in the French wine industry. Their expertise and knowledge of the 42-hectare vineyard are unrivalled in the region. Their work in the vineyard is based on organic and biodynamic principles, and their cuvées are great gourmet wines, whose evolution over time is a model of its kind. Our tastings always place this estate at the top.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 15.5/20 (Good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
La Grange has a lovely, stimulating fatness. A good thirst-quenching wine with a certain depth.
About the domain :
Pierre and Monique Luneau-Papin have left their mark on their generation, chiseling out great Muscadet wines. We owe them in particular the magnificent Excelsior cuvée, a benchmark among Nantes' long-keeping whites and a pioneer for the cru communal de Goulaine. Their son, Pierre-Marie, and his wife, Marie, are continuing the story with exceptional energy, going even further in their quest for terroir identity. These are aptly reflected in all their wines, from Vera Cruz (quartz, micaschist and two-mica schist) to Gula-Ana (peridotite and serpentinite from the fabulous Butte de la Roche, one of the most bewitching places in Muscadet). The wines are aged mainly in underground concrete vats lined with glass tiles, sometimes backed up by amphorae for certain vats. These 40 hectares of vines have been organically farmed since 2019. An estate in top form, delivering contemporary Muscadets that are at once distinctive, precise and invigorating.
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