Description

Marc Ollivier of Domaine de la Ppire, from the appellation of Muscadet Svre et Maine, is one of the great vignerons of the Loire Valley. Ollivier’s reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of his wines which reflect their terroir, which for most of his vineyards is granite, one of the less common terroirs for Muscadet, accounting for only 5% of the appellation. He has 28 hectares of vines; about 8 hectares lie on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north, on the granite of Chteau Thbaud; both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.