Domaine Luneau-Papin - Muscadet Sèvre-Maine Terre de Pierre 2020

Name: Domaine Luneau-Papin - Muscadet Sèvre-Maine Terre de Pierre 2020
Brand: Domaine Luneau Papin
Rating: 4 (9 reviews)

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine|White wine|Organic

Loire

White

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Drink or Keep

4/5 (9 customers)

16,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

93/100

RVF

(2019 vintage notes)

burgundy melon

mineral

purity

fish

Produced from a parcel in the locality known as "La Butte de la Roche", this white is vibrantly energetic. Concentrated ripe fruit meets minerality in a lively, complex mouthfeel. This cuvée is perfect with scallops in season, langoustines à la plancha with seaweed tartar, or sashimi and sushi. A great Muscadet!

Features

Estate

Domaine Luneau Papin

Cuvée

Terre de Pierre

Vintage

2020

Designation

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Melon de Bourgogne

Terroirs

Altered peridotite rock (earth's mantle) in a serpentinite mound at La Butte de la Roche

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic (Ecocert + Demeter)

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Whole grapes pressed in a pneumatic press, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation using indigenous yeasts.

Breeding

14 months on lees in tanks under concrete soil + glass tiles, without racking before bottling

Alcohol content

12%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Beautiful golden color

Nose

Intense and ripe, mineral expression with lemony notes, finesse and elegance.

Mouth

Long and serene, very well-balanced, very delicate and straightforward.

Serve

AT 12°C

Open

1/4 hour before

Drink before

2027

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with langoustines à la plancha with seaweed tartar, Thai chicken strips, sashimi and sushi...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated wine (guide 2021) 16.5/20 (Vintage 2019) (Reference wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

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

Rated (guide 2022) 93/100 (Vintage 2019)

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:

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.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4/5

out of 9 reviews