Gula-Ana AOP 2020

Wine Description for Gula-Ana AOP 2020 by Luneau-Papin

Colour & Appearance

Intense straw yellow, luminous and clear – a Muscadet that announces its vitality and concentration at first glance.

Nose

Precise and inviting: yellow apples, mirabelle plums and kumquats meet lanolin, crushed stone and a subtle salinity. The bright, juicy fruit comes across as elegant and complex, with a hint of Atlantic freshness that makes the distinctive terroir of La Butte de la Roche palpable.

Palate

Here the true class of this Muscadet reveals itself: the crisp, ripe fruit balances perfectly with elegant acidity, deep minerality and pronounced salinity. With air, nuances of ginger, tobacco and caramel unfold, lending the wine additional creaminess and complexity. Juicy, precise and of rare depth for a young Muscadet – a wine you can hardly put down.

Finish

Long, mineral and saline with sustained freshness. The complexity persists right through to the end.

Terroir & Origin

From the vineyard La Butte de la Roche in the Cru Communal Goulaine, named after the Goulaine river (Gula = mouth, Ana = marsh in Gallic). The vines planted in 1974 are rooted in unique peridotite and serpentinite – igneous rocks that shape the wine’s characteristic red-ochre soil and pronounced minerality.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Melon de Bourgogne, hand-harvested and pneumatically pressed. Spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts, followed by 20 months of ageing on the lees in glass-lined cement tanks and 600-litre barrels. This combination of traditional and modern winemaking gives the wine its remarkable balance between freshness and complexity.

Food Pairing Suggestions

Pike dumplings with dill foam, Bresse chicken casserole with blue lobster, lobster bisque, but also with oysters, scallops or aged goat’s cheese.

Special Features

Pierre-Marie Luneau impressively demonstrates how great Muscadet can be. The Gula-Ana combines precision with depth and already shows in its youth a complexity that is rare in this appellation. A wine that documents the impressive development of the Luneau-Papin estate.