Domaine du Fief aux Dames Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Monnières-Saint Fiacre
Producer: Domaine du Fief aux Dames
Region: Loire Valley, France
Grapes: Melon de Bourgogne
- Grapes come from Monnières : Sandy soil on Gneiss
- Concrete vat underground – gravity system – Indigenous yeast
- Cold fermentation at 17 – 18°C
- Ageing in the lies for 30 months with regular Batonage
The Fief aux Dames is a family-run vineyard in Monnières in the heart of the historic "Vignoble Nantais". The BRAUD family has run the vineyard for nearly a century through five generations. They primarily produce “Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur
Lie”. The estate produces dry white wines from a unique variety of grape: the Melon de Bourgogne. The Muscadet appellation was awarded AOC certification in 1937. They produce several different cuvees that reflect the true character of their different “terroirs”: selections from specific plots (Monnières St Fiacre), blended cuvees (Tradition), ageing in oak casks.