{"title":"MELON DE BOURGOGNE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/GrapeBanner2.jpg?v=1543876090\" alt=\"Healthy Organic Vineyard with cover crops\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMelon de Bourgogne is a white wine grape variety most commonly grown in the Pays Nantais region of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hic-winemerchants.com\/collections\/buy-loire-valley-wines-from-france\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Buy Muscadet Wines from the Loire Valley at the Hic! Online Wine Shop\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLoire Valley\u003c\/a\u003e and is synonymous with Muscadet wines. The grape variety has naturally high acidity and the best wines show apple and citrus flavours, with underlying mineral notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the winery, the fashion is to subject the best Melon de Bourgogne grapes to extended lees contact (sur lie on Muscadet labels) and sometimes also use barrel maturation. This results in wines of greater depth, texture and complexity, albeit at a higher price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMelon de Bourgogne is seldom seen outside the Pays Nantais region, although there are some plantings in its native Burgundy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jean-francois-de-grand-mouton-muscadet-serve-et-maine-sur-lie","title":"Jean François de Grand Mouton Muscadet Sèrve et Maine Sur Lie 2022","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eMarie-Luce and Jean-François Guilbaud make up a super family winemaking team, owning both Château La Bretonnerie and its renowned neighbour Domaine du Grand Mouton. They work exclusively with different parcels of Melon de Bourgogne grapes, thus creating a perfect balance of tangy tropical notes, fresh white flowers and a stony minerality. The Muscadet Sèrve et Maine Sur Lie Jean Francois de Grand Mouton cuvée is made in the traditional way from the appellation's best vineyard site, this refreshing white wine will restore your faith in Muscadet![#intro]A refreshing white wine that will restore your faith in Muscadet...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Mouton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16719235153978,"sku":"A22GRANDMOUTON-1","price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/Muscadet.jpg?v=1543941752"},{"product_id":"jeremie-huchet-chateau-thebaud-muscadet-sevre-et-maine","title":"Jérémie Huchet Château Thébaud Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau-Thébaud, a little south of Nantes, is one of the ten newly recognised cru appellations of the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine winemaking area. The Cru approach is based on the limitation of production to only the best identified vineyard plots, rigorous wine growing requirements with limited yields, and lees-ageing of over two years to produce wines with a strong personality. Jérémie Huchet is one of only a few producers entitled to use the appellation. The Cru wines are made from the Melon de Bourgogne variety and are grown from the best plots of old vines overlooking the river Maine, on a unique subsoil of granodiorite and gneiss. The Château-Thébaud Muscadet Sèvre et Maine shows both a creamy character and minerality. On the nose, there is beautiful aromatic complexity dominated by candied citrus fruits, herbs (fennel, anise) and slightly smoky notes (gunflint, liquorice). The palate is full yet balanced by a clearly perceptible tension and a nice touch of bitterness alongside the terroir’s hallmark saline and extremely long finish. This is a wine beautiful after a few years but is made to age and will handsomely cellar for up to 20 years.[#intro]A Cru Muscadet, beautiful now or cellar for the next decade or so...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jérémie Huchet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39750335037507,"sku":"A20HUCHETTHEBAUD","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/ChateauThebaudBottle.jpg?v=1643914909"},{"product_id":"chereau-carre-la-griffe-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-sur-lie","title":"Chéreau Carré 'La Griffe' Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie 2022\/23","description":"\u003cp\u003eChéreau Carré is one of the leading Muscadet producers with substantial family owned vineyards in some of the best locations in the region. The vineyard for the 'La Griffe' Cuvée is located in Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine, within the appellation of Muscadet Sèvre et Maine. Fermentation took place in stainless steel to preserve the varietal characteristics of the Melon-de-Bourgogne variety. The wine was then aged on its lees, 'Sur Lie', for six months with regular \"bâtonnage\" or lees stirring until bottling. The maturation on the lees imparts an attractive \"spritz\" and a nice weight on the palate. The wine was made in an unoaked fashion to retain the fresh style and purity of fruit. A pure wine delivering delicate citrus fruit and floral aromas with notes of green apples. Refreshing, with crisp acidity and a bright minerality on the palate, through to a lemony hint on the finish. 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While this is made without the addition of sulphur, the yeasts do create some natural sulphur during fermentation, which is why the label reads ‘contains sulphites’. The wine did not go through malolactic conversion to retain the refreshing acidity. The gravity fed cellar enables the wine to be gently moved without the use of a pump and ageing took place in concrete tanks. Without the addition of sulphur, the wine is sensitive to oxidation, so bottling took place directly from the lees, using an inert bottling line to prevent oxidation. An outstanding expression of Muscadet showing great aromatic purity, with richness and length on the palate. The intense golden colour leads to exotic fruit aromas and notes of ripe, juicy pear. Beautifully balanced with aromatic freshness through to the deliciously persistent finish. 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