- The Winery
- Address: 257 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026
- Telephone: 212-222-4866
- Opening hours: Open 7 days, 12-9 PM.
Grape: Melon de Bourgogne, Folle Blanche.
Region: France> Loire Valley> VdF (Vin de France).
Notes: 12% alc., Certified Organic, Biodynamic farming, native yeast, spontaneous fermentation, very low sulfites at bottling only.
Description: The labels feature drawings by a Corsican-Belgian illustrator who used to work for Hergé (the publishing house of the famous Tintin comics) – he once made a whole board of drawings for Marc, who then picked one for each cuvée. Marc insists on a very slow and gentle pressing in order to release the aromatic compounds “hidden” under the Melon’s skins. By pressing gently but lengthily, around 18 hours, the wines gain in complexity and depth. Melon, being a rather neutral variety, is great at translating the soil into wine, so Marc showcases this diversity of expression by vinifying the different blocks separately, resulting in different terroir-based versions of his Miss Terre cuvée.