Pépin Pet Nat is a natural wine crafted by Pépin, in the Alsace region in France. This sparkling wine is made with Ugni Blanc, Picpoul, Muscat and Chardonnay grapes, which are grown on clay-limestone soils.
In the winery, this wine sees a light four-day maceration of the destemmed grapes with indigenous yeast, of course. Aging takes place in stainless steel tanks for ten months before disgorging.
Tropical, citrussy, salty and very fresh and a hint of meadow flowers, banana, herbs.
What is the Pépin wine project?
Pépin wine is a new style of collaborative winery, formed by Jean & Pierre
Dietrich of esteemed Domaine Archilée in Scherwiller, Alsace, as well as wine consultants
Xavier Couturier and Pierre Sanchez of Duo Oenologie. The group work with local growers in Alsace to produce the Pépin range which stands for making no-added sulphite, vibrant and affordable natural wines which are sustainable and reward the growers in compensation very fairly too.