Muscadet Sèvre et Maine La Minée

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La Minée

Appellation	AOP Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Château-Thébaud
Colour	White
Bedrock	Gneiss
Grape Variety	Melon de Bourgogne
Vineyard	Plot selection from 65-year-old, low-yield vines. Organic wine. Tilling of soils by horse and manual harvest in small crates, with sorting on the plot.
Winemaking & Ageing	Pressing of whole bunches in a pneumatic press and selection of musts. Gentle cold settling. Alcoholic fermentation with natural yeasts, and malolactic. Aged 36 months on lees, in tuns, small oak barrels and amphorae, with regular stirring of lees.
Food-Wine Pairings	Lobster, scallops, cooked shellfish, fish in sauce.

Description:

“Une pièce de terre appelée la Minée, dépendant de la dite Seigneurerie des Navineaux […] à planter et affier dans le prochain mois de mai de bon plant de Muscadet”

This 1616 vineyard lease is the first written record of Muscadet. We’ve brought this forgotten plot back to life, using all our savoir-faire: horse-drawn ploughing, manual harvesting, three years’ ageing in, tuns, small oak barrels and amphorae. This premium terroir wine is the fruit of our patient search and a testimony to our deep attachment to the region.