Monnieres-Saint Fiacre

Question 1

what variety of grape makes this wine

Answer 1

Melon de Bourgogne ‘Muscadet’

Question 2

Where is this wine produced?

Answer 2

Loire Valley, in the cru of Monmierrs-St-Fiacre

Question 3

How old are the vines that produce this wine and what are the soils like

Answer 3

60 years on organic fine sandy gneiss-rich soils (rocky, dry, very stony)

Question 4

Are the grapes hand or machine harvested

Answer 4

Hand Harvested

Question 5

Which ocean is is largely influential to the grapes?

Answer 5

Atlantic ocean

Question 6

What type of vessels are used to ferment this wine

Answer 6

Stainless tanks

Question 7

What are three more facts about the wine making process for this wine

Answer 7

1. Direct pressed in whole clusters
   2.fermented with natural yeasts
   3.aged on lees 2-2.5 years

Question 8

Why does this wine see lees contact?

Answer 8

Because it’s adds flavour complexity to the neutrality of Melon de Bourgogne

Question 9

What are some aromatics of this wine?

Answer 9

fresh pear, lime, orange blossom, wax, honey

Question 10

what are some tasting notes on this wine?

Answer 10

Creamy, mineral, complex, bitter, saline, pear, like, honey, orange blossom, fleshy structure