white grape

Melon de Bourgogne

Cool Atlantic-influenced climate; the Loire estuary is its true home.

Known as: Melon, Muscadet

Melon de Bourgogne is the workhorse white behind Muscadet, the crisp, saline wine that France pairs with oysters along the Atlantic coast.

It is a grape of restraint — lean, nervy and mineral, a foil rather than a star — yet on the schist and granite soils of the Loire estuary that restraint becomes shimmering, saline minerality.

For the buyer, Muscadet is the ultimate food wine and the best-value oyster pairing on earth; buy young for snap and freshness.

Flavour & Aroma Profile

Aroma

citrusgreen applesea airfloral

Flavour

lemongreen appleoyster shellbrinesea air

Food Pairing

· oysters
· mussels
· grilled fish
· goat cheese
· sushi

Notable Melon de Bourgogne Wines

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Curated top picks first, then other wines made from Melon de Bourgogne.

★ Top Pick

white

Loire Valley Melon de Bourgogne

Loire Valley · 2024 (representative vintage)

Loire Valley Melon de Bourgogne is an white wine from France, in the Loire Valley region (Central and western France, along the Loire river from Sancerre in the east to Nantes at the Atlantic.), made principally from Melon de Bourgogne. a house-style Loire Valley melon de bourgogne that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail

★ Top Pick

white

Willamette Valley Melon de Bourgogne

Willamette Valley · 2024 (representative vintage)

Willamette Valley Melon de Bourgogne is an white wine from United States, in the Willamette Valley region (Western Oregon, a broad fertile valley running between the Coast Range and the Cascade Mountains, around Portland and Salem.), made principally from Melon de Bourgogne. a house-style Willamette Valley melon de bourgogne that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail