{"product_id":"vins-du-muscadet-sevres-et-maine-sur-lie","title":"AOC Muscadet Sèvres et Maine sur lie","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;\"\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003es early as \u003cstrong\u003e1925\u003c\/strong\u003e, even before the creation of the AOCs, the \"\u003cstrong\u003eMuscadet Grands Crus de Sèvre et Maine\u003c\/strong\u003e\" designation obtained legal recognition. The Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC followed in \u003cstrong\u003e1936\u003c\/strong\u003e and became the heart of the Nantes vineyard, with more than 80% of the land claimed under Muscadet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAs for \"\u003cstrong\u003esur lie\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" it is said to have been born from a very human habit: winemakers would keep a barrel of their best wine on its lees to celebrate family events the following spring. The trick caught on. Today, a \u003cstrong\u003eMuscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie\u003c\/strong\u003e is aged on its fine lees in the winery, following a long aging process without aeration, then bottled directly from there. This contact gives it richness, an unexpected roundness for such a lively wine, saline notes, and sometimes a slight \"perlant,\" those little bubbles that tickle the palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn the vineyard, the landscape unfolds a beautiful mosaic of \u003cstrong\u003eArmorican Massif soils\u003c\/strong\u003e—granite, gneiss, schist, and gabbro—and the \u003cstrong\u003eMelon de Bourgogne\u003c\/strong\u003e grape expresses itself differently from one hillside to the next. On the granitic sands of \u003cstrong\u003eClisson\u003c\/strong\u003e, it becomes taut, lemony, and mineral. On the clays derived from the weathering of gabbro in Gorges, it gains depth and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt is here that the appellation reaches new heights. Clisson and Gorges are among the first communal crus, recognized in 2011, with lower yields and eighteen months of aging on the lees. In 2019, four new crus joined them: \u003cstrong\u003eGoulaine, Monnières-Saint-Fiacre, Château-Thébaud, and Mouzillon-Tillières\u003c\/strong\u003e, each with its own soil and signature.\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;\"\u003eM\u003c\/span\u003euscadet, long relegated to the role of oyster companion, reveals a depth and aromatic palette that still surprises those who thought they knew everything about it, as the six bottles in this case allow you to discover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pépites de Loire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52614938263893,"sku":null,"price":89.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pepitesdeloire.com\/en\/products\/vins-du-muscadet-sevres-et-maine-sur-lie","provider":"Pépites de Loire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}