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2010 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie Vieilles Vignes Clos des Briords (France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie)  $$ FIND THIS WINE on WINE-SEARCHER.COM $$
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 151 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Wicker Parker on 3/2/2024: Fabulous. This is why I age Briords! This magnum drunk in 2024 is fresh as a daisy and tasting pretty much just like Brooklynguy wrote back in 2016 (I've quoted his Cellartracker note below) but with an additional undertow of subtle earthy creamy mushroom characteristics that make me purr like a kitten. And I'd doubly emphasize the saline finish on the palate, which is simultaneously delicate and assertive.
The excerpt from Brooklyguy that still applies now: "The aromas are wild and complex with preserved lemon and savory herbs and black licorice and smoky minerals - absolutely pungent and fascinating and alluring. Palate is balanced and fresh, and shows a complexity that is equal to the nose, and the citric and saline and mineral finish just goes on and on. Wonderful wine, by any measure."
Couldn't have said better. (303 views) | | | Tasted by gregg g on 7/23/2022: Tired, little energy, fruit muted, poor bottle. I’ve had much better versions at this age. Is it the vintage or the bottle? Two more to check on. (944 views) | | | Tasted by Enfant sauvage on 10/18/2021: Finally said goodbye to my oldest remaining bottle of Briords. $16 on release and drinks like a wine worth four times as much. Classic: chalk, lemon, brine, with just a bit of that mothball/pith note that I associate with aged Muscadet starting to creep in. May get funkier and more tertiary from here, but not a bad time to drink one if you still have them. The little wine that could. (1324 views) | | | Tasted by lockandkey2 on 9/22/2021 & rated 91 points: Very well made. Still great acidity, minerality, light fruit. Just starting to show hints of oxidation. An excellent way to say goodbye to summer. (1268 views) | | | Tasted by slanum on 5/1/2021: Good lord, I paid $14 for this bottle and it's drinking more like Chablis than Muscadet. 70% powdered stone and 30% sweet citrus, plus some pith. One of the finest aged Briords I can remember. Super. (1562 views) | | | Tasted by WetRock on 6/10/2020: Powerful mineral bomb. All that lemony white pear with just a touch of straw like secondary stuff. The fruit is broader/weightier than you would expect. But the mineral aspect is really notable with 10 years in the bottle. I find I most often note minerality in very young wines. Rarely when older. This is was a strong exception. That being said on night two that really didn't show up. It drank kinda fatter then. Good stuff. But I have to say having had these wines with some age on them now though I wouldn't bother aging them. They last just fine but they don't gain anything or unwind in any interesting ways. No need. Enjoy in their youth when you know that minerality is kicking. (1932 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 7/20/2019 & rated 92 points: What a beauty. This has aged so well. Integrated and plush but nervy and brisk, too. Classic salty, briny, floral tones but also lots of honeyed depth. So alive and vibrant, this bottle. (1938 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 7/11/2019: my WOTN of the pepiere tasting. very fresh, great minerality, almost salty as commented on by RJ. (1639 views) | | | Tasted by brooklynguy on 11/16/2018: Out of magnum. Underwhelming. Little in the way or detail, focus, or energy. The wine was perfectly good, creamy lees, correct. But just did not have a lot to say. (2794 views) | | | Tasted by xwine on 10/7/2018: My last bottle of this. I held it back to see what it would do with some aging. While it was still very good, I don't think it improved, and the nose developed some golden apple notes, which I don't enjoy as much as the citrus, mineral and saline qualities I find in the best Muscadet. I've had good luck with aging Muscadet for up to five years or so. Was eight years pushing it just a bit? (1977 views) | | | Tasted by psmith on 8/4/2018: As far as I know Briords is the single best deal in wine. It's got verve, class, minerals to die for, and even a touch of fruit. I'm not sure whether I like it any more with age. It darkens a bit, and fattens up without ever actually being fat, but it does lose a touch of that gorgeous fresh fruit and mineral component. Vintage, or at least my perception of it, is even a bit fungible at $18 or so. Anyways, this is solid stuff. (2018 views) | | | Tasted by redwhiteandrich on 6/13/2018 flawed bottle: Corked to death. Booo (1744 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 1/18/2018: Drinking very well. All about shells and stones. (2015 views) | | | Tasted by brooklynguy on 12/3/2016: This is the finest bottle of Muscadet I've ever had. The aromas are wild and complex with preserved lemon and savory herbs and black licorice and smoky minerals - absolutely pungent and fascinating and alluring. Palate is balanced and fresh, and shows a complexity that is equal to the nose, and the citric and saline and mineral finish just goes on and on. Wonderful wine, by any measure. (4278 views) | | | Tasted by pepmi on 7/28/2016 flawed bottle: Corked ever so slightly. (3275 views) | | | Tasted by rsbeck on 11/14/2015 & rated 91 points: Pop and pour, drinking beautifully, lovely Briords. 91+ (4061 views) | | | Tasted by rsbeck on 10/14/2015 & rated 91 points: Popped, poured, consumed over next 90 minutes. This bottle was open for business. Excellent vintage, classic Briords. (4283 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 5/31/2015: MuscaDay 2015: So brisk, briny, salty, full of lime and flowers. Intense, alive, nervy, but showing some refinement. I wish I had a half case of this to cellar and pop a bottle every year. (5217 views) | | | Tasted by Vinsant on 2/21/2015: Matched perfectly with some pasta topped with clams. Salty citrus, sea, quince, fresh herbs, and some secondary nuts rounding out the wine. Pepiere is always a good choice for a sip with anything from the sea. (4261 views) | | | Tasted by WetRock on 11/9/2014: Rainy pavement nose with a strong shot of herby lychee and grapefruit. The palate is mostly about the minerality and gentle acidity as the fruit density is on the lower side. The fruit expression, which is like that of the nose only less so, seems the actually follow the expressive mineraly acids. Fantastic to a certain kind of or the right pairing. The lower fruit concentration limits this but it's certainly still a string wine of the kind. Probably not one for a long term aging curve. (5619 views) | | | Tasted by ksmith on 11/2/2014 flawed bottle: Slightly corked -- not enough to discard, but with a noticeable taste and aroma. (4559 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 9/6/2014: Sorry for the cliche, but excellent with Chatham oysters on the half-shell. Still drinks beautifully with just a little roundness compared with release. (4946 views) | | | Tasted by tbriggs on 8/27/2014: This bottle was the best of the lot. lemon and seashell nose, good acid on the mouth with a salty finish. yum. (4800 views) | | | Tasted by RobertDwyer on 8/9/2014 & rated 78 points: This wine has gone south into the land of peanut butter. Undrinkable. Either this wine is a "drink immediately" kind of affair or this is an off bottle in a unique way. (4829 views) | | | Tasted by Vinsant on 8/4/2014: Seashells, salty minerals, citrus, light cheese, and dried herbs. Excellent match with mussels in a wine/herbs sauce. Really enjoyed the combo of the wine and fennel in the broth. Great value. Tart and crisp. (2777 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2022, Issue #101, Praise For The Beauty Of Aged Muscadet Vintages 2013 Back To 1964
(Muscadet “Clos des Briords”- Domaine de la Pépière (Marc Ollivier)) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, December 2020 (12/1/2020)
(Domaine de la Pépière Clos des Briords Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, March 2012
(Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie Clos des Briords) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2012, Issue #37, The Annual Loire Valley Report: The 2010 Vintage and Other Recently Tasted Gems
(Muscadet-sur-Lie-de-Sèvre-et-Maine “Clos des Briords”- Dom. de la Pépière) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, January 2011
(Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie Clos des Briords) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (3/30/2012)
(Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie Vieilles Vignes Clos des Briords) Light yellow color; tart apple, reduction, leesy, green peanut nose; tart apple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (over 50 yr old vines) 90 points |
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| Domaine de la Pépière Producer websiteMelon de BourgogneMelon de Bourgogne or Melon is a variety of white grape grown primarily in the Loire Valley region of France. It is also grown in North America. It is best known through its use in the white wine Muscadet.
In the U.S., Federal law prevents "Muscadet" from being used for American-produced wine; only the full name of the grape, or the shortened "Melon" can be used.
Source: WikipediaVieilles Vignes Old Vine/Vieilles Vignes (Wikipedia)Clos des Briords On weinlagen-infoFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comLoire Valley Vins du Val de Loire (Interprofession des Vins du Val de Loire)
Jancis Robinson vintage reports
Wine Spectator vintage reports
Wine Scholar Guild vintage reports
2016 vintage:
"Quality and concentration is good, with Chenin Blanc being particularly noteworthy in 2016 while Sancerre is thought to be the best of the Sauvignon Blanc appellations. Cabernet Franc is 'delicious, ripe and fruity' according to Loire courtier Chris Hardy." - Jancis Roninson
2017 vintage reports:
Jancis Robinson
Vinfolio
"2018 wines will not be typical of the Loire rather they will have the characteristics of wines from much further south" - Philippe Gilbert
2019 vintage:
Academie du Vin report
"the warm 2019 vintage is characterised by a surprising freshness" - Jim Budd
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