built in a style that echoes Chablis more than Napa
the result balances intensity with elegance—ripe cherry
or cellar for a few years to let its complexity unfold
The 2024 Bianco blends Carricante with Catarratto
since his retirement in 2011
Domaine de la Pepiere, Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie "Briords-Cuvee Vieilles Vignes", 2025 (1.5L) 120725NRHONE built in a style thatCall it a grand cru oyster white, now in magnum. Pepiere is arguably Muscadet's finest producer, and 'Briords' is its oldest and most storied parcel: a small single vineyard of old vines, many 50 to 70 years and up, digging into fissured granite bedrock above the river Maine. That granite is the whole story here, giving a Melon de Bourgogne with far more power, cut, and mineral drive than typical Muscadet, aged sur lie to build texture and depth.