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Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
Average: $17
From: $17 To: $20
Score: 89.
The Wine-Searcher score of
89/100
is based on the following wine critic
score:
| Critic | Score |
| CellarTracker | 89/100 (108 notes from 69 users ) |
Price History for 2010 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie Clos des Briords
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Grape Variety: Melon de Bourgogne
Melon de Bourgogne (known simply as Melon in the United States) is the white grape synonymous with the Muscadet appellation in the western Loire Valley. The variety has naturally high acidity, but can struggle to achieve good concentration of flavors. The best wines show apple and citrus flavors, with mineral characteristics. A saltiness can sometimes identified, suggestive of the region’s maritime history.
Region Hierarchy
- France
- > Loire
- > Pays Nantais - Muscadet
- > Muscadet
- > Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
- > Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie
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Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie wine region
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie wines are those produced under the Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine appellation of the western Loire Valley in France. They are produced from Melon de Bourgogne grapes, grown specifically in vineyards around the rivers Sevre and Maine (after which the appellation is named), just to the south-east of Nantes.
Melon de Bourgogne is not a particularly flavorful grape variety, so without care in the vineyard and attentive winemaking ... more
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Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine wine region
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine is the best known of the Muscadet appellations of the Loire Valley's Pays Nantais district, on the central western coast of France. The tit ... more
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