Melon de Bourgogne

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Melon de Bourgogne is a white grape variety best known for producing the crisp, mineral-driven Muscadet wines of France’s Loire Valley.

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Label Occurrences
Melon de Bourgogne canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grape variety
white wine grape
acidityLevel high
agingPotential can age longer in top terroirs with sur lie
usually best young
alsoKnownAs Melon
Muscadet wines
surface form: Muscadet grape
authorizedIn Muscadet wines
surface form: Muscadet AOC

Muscadet wines
surface form: Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire AOC

Muscadet wines
surface form: Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu AOC

Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine
surface form: Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine AOC
body light-bodied
climatePreference cool climate
color white
commonVinification stainless steel fermentation
sur lie aging
countryOfOrigin France
diseaseResistance good frost resistance
foodPairing light fish dishes
oysters
seafood
shellfish
geneticOrigin France
historicalCultivationRegion Burgundy
mainCultivationRegion Loire Valley
surface form: western Loire Valley
notableAppellation Muscadet wines
surface form: Muscadet

Muscadet wines
surface form: Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire

Muscadet wines
surface form: Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu

Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine
oftenBlendedAs single-varietal wines
primaryRegion Loire wine region
surface form: Loire Valley
servingTemperature well-chilled
typicalAlcoholLevel moderate
typicalAroma citrus
flinty minerality
green apple
typicalFlavorProfile citrus notes
green apple notes
high acidity
mineral-driven
saline character
wineColorProduced pale straw
wineReputation crisp
refreshing
simple but terroir-expressive
wineStyle dry white wine

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Aligoté oftenBlendedWith Melon de Bourgogne
Loire Valley vineyards grapeVariety Melon de Bourgogne
Heunisch Weiss parentOf Melon de Bourgogne
Gouais parentOf Melon de Bourgogne
Gouet parentOf Melon de Bourgogne
Muscadet wines typicalGrapeVariety Melon de Bourgogne
Pays Nantais primaryGrapeVariety Melon de Bourgogne
Vallet grapeVarietyProduced Melon de Bourgogne