{"product_id":"coffret-melon-de-bourgogne","title":"Cépage Melon de Bourgogne","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float: left; font-family: 'Apple Chancery','Lucida Handwriting','Segoe Script',cursive; ; font-size: 2.8em; line-height: 1; padding-right: 8px;\"\u003eH\u003c\/span\u003eold on tight: the \u003cstrong\u003eMelon de Bourgogne\u003c\/strong\u003e has never set foot in Burgundy. This grape variety, a cousin of Chardonnay, was born there centuries ago before packing its bags and heading west—a true defector of the vineyard!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIts moment of glory arrived with the \u003cstrong\u003egreat frost of 1709\u003c\/strong\u003e. With the Loire vineyards devastated, winemakers were looking for a robust, early-ripening grape variety to get back on their feet quickly. The Melon, hardy and ready for an early harvest, emerged as the unexpected savior of the Nantes vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLong relegated to the image of a simple, thirst-quenching wine, it actually has plenty of depth. Since the 2010s, the emergence of \u003cstrong\u003ecommunal crus\u003c\/strong\u003e (Château-Thébaud, Clisson, Gorges, Monnières-Saint-Fiacre, and the like) has changed the game: delimited terroirs, longer aging, and higher standards. The Melon de Bourgogne is trading in its casual bar-wine attire for formal wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"float: left; font-family: 'Apple Chancery','Lucida Handwriting','Segoe Script',cursive; ; font-size: 2.8em; line-height: 1; padding-right: 8px;\"\u003eO\u003c\/span\u003epen, taste, compare: these six bottles are proof that a grape variety from elsewhere can, over time, forge its own claim to greatness:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pépites de Loire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637692625237,"sku":null,"price":93.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pepitesdeloire.com\/en\/products\/coffret-melon-de-bourgogne","provider":"Pépites de Loire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}