2023 Domaine de la Pepière "Clos de Briords" Vieilles Vignes, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine , Loire Valley, FranceABOUT THE WINE The 2023 Clos des Briords is crafted from old vine Melon de Bourgogne, with plantings dating back to 1930, rooted in the deep granitic soils of the Briords lieu dit near Maisdon sur Svre. These vines are among the oldest in the appellation, yielding naturally low quantities of intensely concentrated fruit. The wine undergoes a slow, natural fermentation using native yeasts, followed by extended aging on the lees for added complexity and

Vineyard is at southern base of Mt

Vines planted in the mid-seventies and farmed biodynamically

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Grapes are pressed after a short skin maceration

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a trophy which has been awarded to them for nine consecutive years by the successive Ministers of Agriculture

the attributes that define the fine wines of RSV

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Free-run juice then very light pneumatic pressing

This procedure prevents oxidative shocks and makes it unnecessary to add sulfites

Graham Tatomer sought a harvest internship in the Wachau with Austrian wine master Emmerich Knoll in 2003