Melon
E789780
Melon is a white grape variety from France’s Loire Valley, best known for producing the crisp, mineral Muscadet wines.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | grape variety ⓘ |
| agingPotential | short to medium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Melon de Bourgogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aromaIntensity | subtle ⓘ |
| associatedAppellation |
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu NERFINISHED ⓘ Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | Muscadet wines from Loire Valley ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| cultivationRegion |
Loire-Atlantique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maine-et-Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ Pays Nantais NERFINISHED ⓘ Vendée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foodPairing |
oysters
ⓘ
seafood ⓘ shellfish ⓘ |
| geneticOrigin | Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWineStyle | Muscadet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentage |
Gouais Blanc descendant
ⓘ
Pinot family relation ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Loire Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | authorized variety in Muscadet AOC ⓘ |
| typicalAcidity | high ⓘ |
| typicalAlcoholLevel | low to moderate ⓘ |
| typicalBody | light-bodied ⓘ |
| typicalClimate | cool climate ⓘ |
| typicalFlavorProfile |
citrus
ⓘ
green apple ⓘ mineral ⓘ saline ⓘ |
| typicalSoilPreference |
gneiss
GENERATED
ⓘ
granite GENERATED ⓘ sand GENERATED ⓘ schist GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalUse | single-varietal wines ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Muscadet wine
ⓘ
still white wine ⓘ |
| vinificationPractice | sur lie aging ⓘ |
| wineCharacteristic |
crisp
ⓘ
dry ⓘ highly acidic ⓘ light ⓘ mineral-driven ⓘ neutral aromatics ⓘ |
| wineServingTemperature | well chilled ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.