Domaine de la Fessardière Muscadet
Domaine de la Fessardiere
Type
White Wine
Appellation
Muscadet
Variety
Melon de Bourgogne
This fuller-bodied Muscadet manages to maintain an incredible salinity, making it the perfect match for shellfish or oysters.
Viticulture
Soil type
Stony and siliceous-clay
Vine age30 years old
Vineyard size25 hectares
Vinification
Fruit is spontaneously fermented with native yeasts and no additions beyond SO2
ElevageHalf of the wine is aged in underground resin epoxy tanks and undergoes malolactic fermentation, while the other 50% is aged in ancient Alsatian foudres with no malolactic fermentation
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringUnfined and unfiltered