Domaine Pierre Luneau-Papin Terre de Pierre is a beautiful dry white wine made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape, grown in the Loire Valley of France. The wine has a pale and golden yellow color with hints of green on the rim. On the palate, it exudes refreshing flavors of green apple, lemon zest, fresh-cut hay, and mineral notes. This wine has a vibrant acidity and a saline finish, making it the perfect midday aperitif wine or an ideal partner to seafood dishes. With its elegant taste and impressive complexity, Domaine Pierre Luneau-Papin Terre de Pierre is the perfect wine companion for those who love to explore the world of wine with their senses.

Tasting Notes

Everything that is done in the vineyard (tilling the soil, picking by hand) and the cellar is designed to produce a top-quality wine that reflects the unique terroir and character of the Serpentinite. The pure minerality of this wine is a true expression of its terroir.

About the Winery

The beautiful love story of Pierre Luneau and Monique Papin led to the establishment of the Domaine Pierre Luneau Papin Estate in the 1990s. Both of them were from a family of winegrowers; therefore, their passion for winemaking united them. While Pierre belonged to a wine-producing family in the town of Landreau, Monique belonged to a winemaking family in the Chapelle-Heulin town.

Today, the flagship wines of Muscadet Sevre & Maine, Muscadet Sevre & Maine Goulaine and Gros Plant du Pays Natais from this estate, are perfect representations of the terroir quality of their vineyards. These terroirs are marked by granite, mica-schists, peridotite-serpentinite, gneiss and quartz soil types. The diverse nature of these soils and the excellent climatic conditions lend intensity to the melon B and Folle Blanche grape clusters grown here.

The generations before Pierre and Monique, and the generations after them pay ultimate respect to the excellent terroirs of this estate. Thanks to the respect for nature, the winemaking team of this estate ensures that it practices organic and biodynamic viticultural practices here.

Pierre and Monqiue share a common love towards Melon B's historic French grape variety (known melon de Bourgogne in many places). They took great pride in the quality of Muscadet that grew on their vineyards. As a result, they started making the L d’Or cuvees (cultivated on the granite soils of Luneau plant), Les Pierres Blanches (cultivated on the gneiss soils of Papin plant) and Clos des Allees (cultivated on the schist and mica soils of Luneau plant). They also ensured that they expressed the richness of their terroirs to the world.

In 2005, the couple’s son, Pierre-Marie took over the control of the cellar and vineyards of the Pierre-Luneau Estate. His wife, Marie, joined him to head the communications and commercial department in 2008.

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