Melon

E789780

Melon is a white grape variety from France’s Loire Valley, best known for producing the crisp, mineral Muscadet wines.

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Label Occurrences
Melon canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf grape variety ⓘ
agingPotential short to medium ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Melon de Bourgogne ⓘ
aromaIntensity subtle ⓘ
associatedAppellation Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire ⓘ
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu ⓘ
linked to: Muscadet wines

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine ⓘ
bestKnownFor Muscadet wines from Loire Valley ⓘ
color white ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
cultivationRegion Loire-Atlantique ⓘ
Maine-et-Loire ⓘ
Pays Nantais ⓘ
Vendée ⓘ
foodPairing oysters ⓘ
seafood ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ
geneticOrigin Burgundy ⓘ
notableWineStyle Muscadet ⓘ
linked to: Muscadet wines
parentage Gouais Blanc descendant ⓘ
Pinot family relation ⓘ
primaryRegion Loire Valley ⓘ
regulatoryStatus authorized variety in Muscadet AOC ⓘ
typicalAcidity high ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevel low to moderate ⓘ
typicalBody light-bodied ⓘ
typicalClimate cool climate ⓘ
typicalFlavorProfile citrus ⓘ
green apple ⓘ
mineral ⓘ
saline ⓘ
typicalSoilPreference gneiss ⓘ
granite ⓘ
sand ⓘ
schist ⓘ
typicalUse single-varietal wines ⓘ
usedFor Muscadet wine ⓘ
still white wine ⓘ
vinificationPractice sur lie aging ⓘ
wineCharacteristic crisp ⓘ
dry ⓘ
highly acidic ⓘ
light ⓘ
mineral-driven ⓘ
neutral aromatics ⓘ
wineServingTemperature well chilled ⓘ

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