Muscadet Côteaux de la Loire Sur Lie Préstige
At a Glance
- Size: 2.5 ha (6.18 ac)
- Variety: Muscadet
- Vine Age: Planted in 1963
- Terroir: Temperate, maritime climate, granite soil
- Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
- Vinification: Direct pressing, temperature-controlled fermentation in glass-fronted tanks, no oak. Aging on lees in tank, fined, filtered at bottling.
Additional Info
Also known as Melon de Bourgogne, this is a white variety grown in Brittany since the 18th century as the traditional Muscadet grape.
Vineyard is planted at a density of 6,500 vines per hectare.