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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
From two parcels between 90 and 200m above sea level, totaling 2.2 hectares; one is 7 years old, and the other is 40+...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
This has aromas of sliced green apples, lemons and fresh pears. Crisp and crunchy with a medium body and fresh,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $27.38
30-60 year old vines located north of the Lac de Grandlieu. Vineyards are planted densely with 7,000 vines per hectare.
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White
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.20
12 bottles: $27.64
From a high desert site in the Gabilan Mountains, neighboring Pinnacles State Park. Harvested from a south facing...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.70
Shows minerally hints of petrol and smoke on the nose that transition to underscore poached apricot, Meyer lemon peel...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.95
12 bottles: $27.39
Tintore di Tramonti and Piedirosso from 3 parcels between 270-600m, planted in pergola, 1 hectare total. Vines age...
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Falanghina Melon de Bourgogne 12 Ship Free Items

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.