“Muscadet” Blanc de Blancs

75% Chardonnay, 25% Melon de Bourgogne. This tiny production of champagne-method sparkling is made from Chardonnay on Micaschistes and Melon Bourgogne on Gneiss of Loroux-Bottereau. From our friends at Domaine Delaunay. 9 grams of residual sugar.

*Creamy, persistent bubbles

Wine Description

We call this Blanc de Blancs “Muscadet” with parentheses because this is a sparkling wine from Muscadet – but it falls outside of the AOP Muscadet as well as outside AOP Crémant de Loire – which requires different varietals than Melon de Bourgogne. Nonetheless, this cuvee, dreamt up by Jacqueline’s sons, Thomas and Florent, is an expression of true artisanal passion. It is unlike ay other type of sparkling I know – light, delicate melon flavors, round richness a hint of sweetness.

Produced from just 1 hectare of Chardonnay and .5 hectare of Melon, this is a very special and rare cuvee. The vineyards are farmed with biodiversity in mind, clover grass and other wild flowers are abundant. The wine is fermented and ages in stainless tell for 6 months. The sparkling method is traditional – with a second fermentation in bottle. The bottles are aged for 12 months minimum on the laths.

This is a small family business with passionate energy and amazing soil.