CHATEAU DU POYET

MUSCADET SEVRE & MAINE

-SUR LIE-
History :
Melon de Bourgogne or Melon is a variety of white grape grown primarily in the Loire
Valley region of France.

The wine-growing tradition in the region where Muscadet is produced dates from an edict of
the Roman emperor Probus who had the first vineyards planted by soldiers.

The exact origins of Muscadet wine, and its association with the Melon de Bourgogne
grape, is not clear.

One estate near Nantes, Château de la Cassemichère, claims that the first Melon de
Bourgogne vines used to make Muscadet were transported from Burgundy and planted in
their vineyards in 1740.

Following the deep freeze of 1709, most of the red grape varieties were severely damaged
and replaced by the hardier Melon de Bourgogne.

The French ampelographer Pierre Galet found evidence that following that deep freeze,
King Louis XIV ordered the replanting himself with a grape called Muscadent blanc that
was most likely the Melon de Bourgogne.
REGION & TOWN THE WINE IS MADE
MUSCADET IS FAR REACHES OF THE Loire Valley . Near
the city of nantes is the pays de la tour,near brittany
IT IS ALSO GROWN IN NORTH AMERICA.

IT IS BEST KNOWN THROUGH ITS USE IN THE WHITE

WINE MUSCADET.

IN THE U.S., FEDERAL LAW PREVENTS "MUSCADET"

FROM BEING USED FOR AMERICAN-PRODUCED WINE;
ONLY THE FULL NAME OF THE GRAPE, OR THE
SHORTENED "MELON" CAN BE USED.

AS OF 2007, THE GRAPE IS GROWN IN OREGON.WHERE

IT IS KNOWN SIMPLY AS MELON.

DNA ANALYSIS HAS REVEALED MELON DE

BOURGOGNE TO BE A CROSS BETWEEN PINOT BLANC
AND GOUAIS BLANC.
THE GENERIC MUSCADET APPELLATION, OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1937,
CONTAINS THREE REGIONAL SUB-APPELLATIONS:
1-MUSCADET-SÈVRE ET MAINE, OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1936, COVERING 20,305 ACRES
(8,217 HECTARES) WITH 21 VILLAGES IN THE LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE DEPARTMENT AND 2 IN THE
MAINE-ET-LOIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS APPELLATION PRODUCES 80% OF ALL MUSCADETS.

2-MUSCADET-COTEAUX DE LA LOIRE, OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1936, COVERING 467

ACRES (189 HECTARES) WITH 24 VILLAGES SPREAD ACROSS THE LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE AND
MAINE-ET-LOIRE DEPARTMENTS.

3-MUSCADET-CÔTES DE GRANDLIEU, OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1994, BENEFITS FROM

THE GRANDLIEU LAKE'S MICROCLIMATE. THIS SUB APPELLATION COVERS 717 HECTARES
WITH 17 VILLAGES IN THE LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE DEPARTMENT AND 2 VILLAGES IN THE
VENDÉE DEPARTMENT.
CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY
THE MUSCADET GROWING REGION LIES AT THE FAR
WESTERN REACHES OF THE LOIRE VALLEY AND IS
DOMINATED BY MARITIME INFLUENCES OF THE NEARBY
ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE OCEAN'S INFLUENCE MAKES THE
CLIMATE OF THE MUSCADET REGION COOLER THAN THE
REST OF THE LOIRE VALLEY WITH MORE PRECIPITATION.

VINEYARDS IN THE MUSCADET REGION ARE SCATTERED

ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF TERROIRS RANGING FROM
GENTLE SLOPES NEAR THE RIVERS TO ROLLING HILLS TO
FLAT FERTILE LAND NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE LOIRE
RIVER. THE MOST IDEALLY SITUATED VINEYARDS ARE IN
THE ROLLING HILLS MUSCADET-SÈVRE ET MAINE SUB-
APPELLATION LOCATED SOUTH AND EAST OF NANTES.

THE SOIL IN THIS AREA IS RICH IN MAGNESIUM AND

POTASSIUM, MADE UP OF CLAY, GRAVEL AND SAND ABOVE
SUBSOILS OF GNEISS, SCHIST, GRANITE AND VOLCANIC
ROCK. THROUGHOUT THE MUSCADET REGION THE SOILS
DRAIN WELL, WHICH IS A NECESSITY IN A REGION AS
DAMP AS THE PAYS NANTAIS.
 IMPACT OF CLIMATE
The most common viticultural hazards in the Muscadet region is winter and spring time frost and threat of mildew near harvest.
The Melon de Bourgogne has adapted well to these condition being very frost resistant and capable of ripening early. Harvest
usually takes place in mid to late September but in recent years producers have been experimented with harvesting the grapes
several days to a couple weeks later.
The traditional method is to harvest early in order to maintain acidity that is a key characteristic of Muscadet wine. The trend to
pick later, and risk the threat of rains and mildew rot, is to give the grapes more time to develop sugars and riper phenols that can
impart more fruit notes and complexity to the wine. However, these grapes that are picked later will usually experience a
dramatic drop in acidity.

Plenty of sunshine in the

summer helps the ripening
however , the northerly
position and the maritime
climatic means the grape do not
ripen too fast .
APPEARANCE /LOOK
-CLARITY : CLEAR
-INTENSITY: MEDIUM
-COLOUR: GOLD
NOSE/SMELL
-CONDITON : CLEAN
-INTENSITY : LIGHT
-AROMA : FRUITY
PALATE/TASTE
-SWEETNESS: DRY
-ACIDITY:MEDIUM
-TANNINS:LOW
-BODY:LIGHT
-FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS:FRUIT
-LENGTH: SHORT
FRESH,CRISP AND MOUTH-WATERING WITH SCENTS OF LIME
,LEMON,APPLE AND SOME MINERALITY.
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION

-EASY DRINKING WINE

-SUMMERY
-MOREISH

RECOMMENDED FOOD
-PERFECT WITH MOULES OR
LIGHT DISHES SUCH AS TUNA
NICOIS OR CHICKEN AND
WALNUT SALAD
-IT ALSO ENJOYABLE BY
ITSELF
IMPORTANT FACTS
THIS WINE IS UNIQUE ON OUR MENU ,HAVING
BEEN FERMENTED USING THE GRAPE
VARIETY ‘MELON DU BOURGOGNE’.

THE ‘SUR LIE’ EMBLEM ON THE BOTTLE,

REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF AGING THE
WINE ON THE LEES (THE SEDIMENT LEFT
OVER FROM FERMENTATION) FOR AT LEAST 6
MONTHS.

THIS GIVES THE WINE A SURPRISING AMOUNT

OF COMPLEXITY WICH IS WHY THIS WINE IS
SUCH GREAT VALUE ON OUR MENU .

THANK YOU !!!

ALEXANDRINA-CRISTINA RIZEA