2010 Cuvée L d'Or

Luneau Papin

"An effortless Muscadet, this has the scent of a coastal orchard, where heirloom apples grow concentrated and saturated with flavor. Flavors of honey and beeswax wrap the tree-fruit scents, woven with fine detail in the mineral acidity. From 45-year-old vines grown in granite and gneiss, this is a mouthwatering essence of Atlantic fruit and soil to serve with a plateau des fruits de mer." - 94 points, Wine & Spirits

"When I tasted the basic bottlings from Pierre Luneau-Papin from the 2010 vintage back in February of 2012, the Le L d’Or bottling was still resting comfortably on its lees in his cellars, and given how good the lower level cuvées were in this year, I have been looking forward to tasting this classic bottling. The wine certainly does not disappoint, as it offers up a deep and very precise nose of green apple, lemon, wet stone minerality, gentle notes of ocean breeze and a touch of citrus peel. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish and beautifully focused, with a superb core of pure fruit, lovely, ripe acids and simply stunning length and grip on the focused and rock solid finish. This will show more of its leesy influence as the years go by, but today is more citric, stony and briny in personality. A great young bottle of Muscadet, but with the balance to already offer up really superb drinking. 2013-2035." - 94 points, John Gilman, View from the Cellar

Country:  France

Region:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP

Climate:  Cool Atlantic

Altitude: 

Soils:  Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif

Varietal/Blend:  100% Melon de Bourgogne

Fermentation:  Pneumatic press. Spontaneous fermentation using only natural yeasts. Fermentation and maturation on the lees in underground glass lined vats.

Ageing:  Underground glass lined vats for 7 to 12 months (depending not the vintage) on the lees without racking until bottling.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Estate. Selection massale. Village of Vallet. Vines planted in 1984.
 Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif. This plot is one of the historical treasures of the Luneau family. It rises up between two villages and has a river runnings through it. Officially part of the village of Vallet, the plot lies at the top of a hillside forming a 500 meter wide seam of granite that descends gently to the gneiss of the village of Le Landreau.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  865318

About the Producer

Pierre Luneau & Monique Papin


Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, France

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2010 Cuvée L d'Or
Luneau Papin

Country:  France

Region:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP

"An effortless Muscadet, this has the scent of a coastal orchard, where heirloom apples grow concentrated and saturated with flavor. Flavors of honey and beeswax wrap the tree-fruit scents, woven with fine detail in the mineral acidity. From 45-year-old vines grown in granite and gneiss, this is a mouthwatering essence of Atlantic fruit and soil to serve with a plateau des fruits de mer." - 94 points, Wine & Spirits

"When I tasted the basic bottlings from Pierre Luneau-Papin from the 2010 vintage back in February of 2012, the Le L d’Or bottling was still resting comfortably on its lees in his cellars, and given how good the lower level cuvées were in this year, I have been looking forward to tasting this classic bottling. The wine certainly does not disappoint, as it offers up a deep and very precise nose of green apple, lemon, wet stone minerality, gentle notes of ocean breeze and a touch of citrus peel. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish and beautifully focused, with a superb core of pure fruit, lovely, ripe acids and simply stunning length and grip on the focused and rock solid finish. This will show more of its leesy influence as the years go by, but today is more citric, stony and briny in personality. A great young bottle of Muscadet, but with the balance to already offer up really superb drinking. 2013-2035." - 94 points, John Gilman, View from the Cellar

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Cool Atlantic

Altitude: 

Soils:  Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif

Varietal/Blend:  100% Melon de Bourgogne

Fermentation:  Pneumatic press. Spontaneous fermentation using only natural yeasts. Fermentation and maturation on the lees in underground glass lined vats.

Ageing:  Underground glass lined vats for 7 to 12 months (depending not the vintage) on the lees without racking until bottling.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Estate. Selection massale. Village of Vallet. Vines planted in 1984.
 Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif. This plot is one of the historical treasures of the Luneau family. It rises up between two villages and has a river runnings through it. Officially part of the village of Vallet, the plot lies at the top of a hillside forming a 500 meter wide seam of granite that descends gently to the gneiss of the village of Le Landreau.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  865318

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

2010 Cuvée L d'Or
Luneau Papin
"An effortless Muscadet, this has the scent of a coastal orchard, where heirloom apples grow concentrated and saturated with flavor. Flavors of honey and beeswax wrap the tree-fruit scents, woven with fine detail in the mineral acidity. From 45-year-old vines grown in granite and gneiss, this is a mouthwatering essence of Atlantic fruit and soil to serve with a plateau des fruits de mer." - 94 points, Wine & Spirits

"When I tasted the basic bottlings from Pierre Luneau-Papin from the 2010 vintage back in February of 2012, the Le L d’Or bottling was still resting comfortably on its lees in his cellars, and given how good the lower level cuvées were in this year, I have been looking forward to tasting this classic bottling. The wine certainly does not disappoint, as it offers up a deep and very precise nose of green apple, lemon, wet stone minerality, gentle notes of ocean breeze and a touch of citrus peel. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish and beautifully focused, with a superb core of pure fruit, lovely, ripe acids and simply stunning length and grip on the focused and rock solid finish. This will show more of its leesy influence as the years go by, but today is more citric, stony and briny in personality. A great young bottle of Muscadet, but with the balance to already offer up really superb drinking. 2013-2035." - 94 points, John Gilman, View from the Cellar

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOP

Climate:  Cool Atlantic

Altitude: 

Soils:  Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif

Varietal/Blend:  100% Melon de Bourgogne

Fermentation:  Pneumatic press. Spontaneous fermentation using only natural yeasts. Fermentation and maturation on the lees in underground glass lined vats.

Ageing:  Underground glass lined vats for 7 to 12 months (depending not the vintage) on the lees without racking until bottling.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Estate. Selection massale. Village of Vallet. Vines planted in 1984.
 Mother rock of granite and gneiss with two micas of the Armoricain Massif. This plot is one of the historical treasures of the Luneau family. It rises up between two villages and has a river runnings through it. Officially part of the village of Vallet, the plot lies at the top of a hillside forming a 500 meter wide seam of granite that descends gently to the gneiss of the village of Le Landreau.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  865318

Calgary + Alberta South

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403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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Joe Gurba

780-203-5284

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