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Pays Nantais

Pays Nantais anchors the Loire at its Atlantic edge, producing Muscadet from the vineyard zone around Nantes. Six producers from Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine are included.

Place
Pays Nantais · Loire · France
Wine context
Melon de Bourgogne
Producers
12
Editorial basis
World of Wine subregion guide
Atlas locationPays Nantais · Loire47.17° N · 1.30° W
Grape focus
Melon de Bourgogne
Places named here
Maisdon-sur-Sèvre · Le Landreau · Mouzillon · La Haie-Fouassière · Gorges
Appellations
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine · Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu · Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire · Fiefs Vendéens

Elsewhere in Loire

Continue through the region

  1. Anjou-Saumur38 producersAnjou-Saumur covers 23 producers across eleven appellations: Saumur-Champigny, Saumur, Saumur-Puy-Notre-Dame, Savennières, Savennières-Roche-aux-Moines, Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant, Anjou, Coteaux du Layon, Quarts de Chaume, Bonnezeaux, and Chaume.
  2. Centre-Loire33 producersCentre-Loire anchors the Loire map with a focused Sauvignon Blanc story, spread across three closely related appellations on the river's eastern reaches.
  3. Touraine43 producersTouraine covers ten appellations: Chinon, Bourgueil, and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil for Cabernet Franc; Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire for Chenin Blanc; Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny for blended whites and Romorantin; Jasnières for northern Chenin Blanc; and generic Touraine plus Touraine-Chenonceaux.

Producer profiles

Producers in Pays Nantais

  • Château de VilleneuveSouzay-Champigny estate farming Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc organically on Middle Turonian tuffeau chalk.
  • Domaine Batard LangelierOrganic Muscadet from Maisdon-sur-Sèvre, where Melon de Bourgogne cuvées are separated by granite, gneiss and gabbro, then bottled unfined and unfiltered.
  • Domaine de la GrenaudièreMuscadet Sèvre et Maine from Melon de Bourgogne, including saline La Grenouille and granitic cru Clisson.
  • Domaine du Haut BourgDomaine du Haut Bourg pairs long lees-aged Muscadet with fruit-focused Gamay and Sauvignon wines from the Loire.
  • Domaine Saint NicolasBrem-sur-Mer domaine led by Thierry Michon, with biodynamic farming, spontaneous fermentation and two red Vin de France wines.
  • Vignobles Günther-ChéreauA family Muscadet producer working three Loire estates, from youthful Les Petits Jupons to old-vine, lees-aged Anima Mea.

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placeReturn to LoireSee how Pays Nantais fits within the wider Loire region.mapSee Pays Nantais in the AtlasKeep its neighbouring areas and producers in view.producerMeet Château de VilleneuveChâteau de Villeneuve is one of the producers placed in Pays Nantais.