FR462
Domaine Ménard-Gaborit
Clos Cormerais Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur Lie
Loire , France
| Type: | Still White Wine |
| Varietals: | Melon de Bourgogne |
| Region: | Loire , Sevre et Maine |
| Farming Methods: | Short pruning (« Guyot Simple ») |
| Soil: | Shallow,stony soil. Subsoil of micaschists |
| Fermentation: | Vinified in stoneware vertical ovoid tank - Natural yeasts |
| Winemaker: | Francois Menard |
| Elevage: | Wine nourished and matured on lees during 10 months |
| Vintage Notes: | After several sunny vintages, 2024 marks the return of freshness in the wines! With an unpredictable spring and summer, particularly rainy, the wines are fresh and balanced despite historically low yields |
| ABV | 12% | Size | 750ml |
ABOUT THIS BOTTLE
Made from 100% Melon de Bourgogne grown in the village of Monnières, at a site called La Cormerais, on shallow, stony soil over a micaschist subsoil with southwestern exposure. The vineyard is High Environmental Value certified since 2015 and organic certified since 2020, shaped by short Guyot Simple pruning and ploughed soils with no synthetic products used.
The wine is pneumatically pressed, cold racked, and vinified with natural yeasts in a stoneware vertical ovoid tank, then nourished on its lees for ten months of fermentation with no racking until bottling. Best served at 12°C and decanted, it has a potential ageing window of up to 10 years. It pairs well with baked monkfish and vegetables, scallops flambéed in whisky, or a thyme-lemon chicken escalope.
