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Domaine de la Fessardiere

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine

Variety

100% Melon de Bourgogne

Viticulture

Soil type

Micaschist soil present in the Vallet geographical area

Vinification

Fruit is spontaneously fermented with native yeasts and no additions additions beyond SO2

ElevageOn lees, for 36 months in vats and old oak barrels

More about
the producer

Domaine de la Fessardiere

Founded in 1978

25 hectares

Today, the Domaine de la Fessardiere is run by two passionate neo-vignerons, Jerome Dumanois and Emeline Bergeron. The two studied agriculture at university and worked in the field for over 10 years, both abroad and in France. However, it was in 2014, upon visiting with Michel Sauvion, that Jerome and Emeline discovered their passion for viticulture with a respect for nature. In the autumn of 2015, Jerome and Emeline fully took control of the domaine. Their processes today respect techniques learned under Sauvion's tutelage, such as organic farming, combined with their own innovations that result in wines that are organic, precise, and elevate the quality of wine associated with the appellation of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine.

The domaine was founded in 1978, when Michel Sauvio...