Domaine Pierre Luneau Papin - Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie Vera Cruz 2023
94/100
RVF
"What energy for this choice vintage!"
"Vera Cruz reveals fantastic intensity, intense florality and salinity." (Le Guide RVF 2026). Vera Cruz in old Spanish means "TRUE CROSS", and this cuvée warms hearts and souls with its Hispano-Ligerian aromatics.
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Eye
Pale yellow with green highlights
Nose
Fine citrus and lemon fragrance, with light iodine notes
Mouth
Delicate, full-bodied, with fine, vibrant acidity and a crystalline, salivating, highly saline finish.
Serve
At 12°C
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with mackerel and sea bream tartare, just-cooked langoustines, pan-fried scallops with citrus fruit...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2026) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
Pierre-Marie and Marie Luneau are one of France's most dynamic winegrowing couples. Their expertise and knowledge of the 42-hectare vineyard are unrivalled in the region. Their work in the vineyard is based on organic and biodynamic principles, and their cuvées are great gourmet wines, whose evolution over time is a model of its kind. Our tastings always place this estate at the top.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2026 guide) 94/100
Domaine rated (guide 2026) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Vera Cruz reveals fantastic intensity, intense florality and salinity.
About the domain :
Pierre and Monique Luneau-Papin have left their mark on their generation by crafting great Muscadet wines. They are responsible for the magnificent Excelsior cuvée, a benchmark among Nantes whites for aging and a pioneer for the Goulaine communal cru. Their son, Pierre-Marie, and his wife, Marie, continue the story and go even further in their quest for terroir identity. These qualities are accurately reflected in all of their wines, from Vera Cruz (quartz, mica schists, and two-mica schists) to Gula-Ana (peridotite and serpentinite from the fabulous Butte de la Roche, one of the most captivating places in Muscadet). The wines are aged primarily in buried concrete vats lined with glass tiles, sometimes supported by amphorae for certain vintages. These 40 hectares of vines have been managed using biodynamic agriculture since 2019. A domain in great shape, delivering contemporary muscadets, at once distinctive, precise and invigorating.
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