Jo Landron Domaine de la Louvetrie Le Melonix, Loire, Vin de France Stephane Aviron A new project from Niki

A new project from Niki Saahs of Nikolaihof and Katharina Salzgeber

2018 Schafer-Frohlich Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs Nahe

2019 Durrmann

there is just a curiosity to express the best of the grape and the place from a given moment in time

Jo Landron Domaine de la Louvetrie Le Melonix, Loire, Vin de France Stephane Aviron A new project from NikiMelonix was born out of an exploration with SO2. While Jo Landron appreciates the wine, he feels it is more reflective of vinification than of terroir. Since it is atypical of Muscadet appellation (and of his terroirs), he bottles it as Vin de France. Broader than most wines of the region, it shows a creamy texture or lactic quality that results from the malolactic fermentation. "Melonix" is a play on the word Melon (de Bourgogne). Adding "ix" to the