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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.09 $13.43
12 bottles: $11.52
Simply delicious Melon de Bourgogne! Just the right amount of acidity and final dryness to keep it well balanced....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.43
12 bottles: $11.52
Chateau de la Chesnaie is a family owned estate dedicated to the production of high quality Muscadet. This wine is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.75 $52.00
• Certified organic. • 90% Mourvèdre, 10% Grenache. • 250-300+ meters altitude. • The highest elevation in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94 $42.00
12 bottles: $39.90
• Certified organic. • 70% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache. • 250-300+ menters altitude. • The highest elevation in...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.35
Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 30-year-old Muscadet vines planted on a gentle slope of sandy/silty soils overlaid on a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 40-year-old Muscadet vines planted in shallow soils of disintegrated mica/schist....
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.41
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Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 40-year-old Muscadet vines planted in shallow soils of disintegrated mica/schist....
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.50
12 bottles: $13.23
Certified HVE3*. Extraordinary Muscadet from vines aged 45-60 years planted in decomposed mica/schist soils. The...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.57
Clean tasting with crisp acidity and a bright, fresh minerality. This is an excellent Muscadet, light and refreshing....
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750ml
Bottle: $19.60
12 bottles: $19.21
Ancient Vines Mourvèdre offers distinct chocolate characteristics, luscious deep plum, and concentrated cherry. This...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
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COLOR: Straw yellow color. NOSE: The aroma of this wine is fruity and floral with jasmine scents, intense citrus...
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750ml
Bottle: $17.22 $18.13
12 bottles: $16.63
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.35 $19.28
12 bottles: $15.05
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.93 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.25
La Pepiere is one of the best and most progressive Muscadet producers, even as it's undergone a leadership...
White
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
100% Melon de Bourgogne. Pépière has vines in a couple of different zones of the cru of Monnières-St.-Fiacre...
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Melon de Bourgogne Mourvedre Passerina Ruche

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.

Mourvèdre is a fascinating and ancient grape varietal, thought to have been introduced to Spain by the ancient Phoenicians over two thousand years ago. Since then, it has found a home in many regions of France, and has gone on to be a key grape varietal in the New World, where it is often blended with Grenache and Syrah varietals to make a beautifully rounded and balanced red wine. The Mourvèdre grape itself is renowned for holding a complex set of flavours, which are often described as meaty or gamey, with plenty of bramble fruit notes. As such, they are often served with dark meats, and are enjoyed in many countries across the globe. The grapes are not the easiest to cultivate, as they require plenty of sunshine alongside well irrigated soil. However, their quality and unique attributes mean that wineries all over the globe continue to persevere with this special varietal.