{"title":"Mélanie Kröber","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"310\" class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA unique journey to Gaillac\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"\" data-end=\"398\" data-start=\"356\"\u003eFrom finance to cheese, then to wine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"877\" data-start=\"399\"\u003eAfter having had several lives, financial market analyst in London then cheesemaker until 2017, this German by birth will carry out several experiments in the world of wine which intrigues her so much. She will then leave to visit the Australian, American and also Jura vineyards and finally end up settling in the \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mireehaute.com\/collections\/sud-ouest\" title=\"Sud-Ouest\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/mireehaute.com\/collections\/sud-ouest\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSud-Ouest \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e of France, in Gaillac. It was a friend of hers who introduced her to this vineyard when they were together in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"\" data-end=\"966\" data-start=\"923\"\u003eAn independent and committed winemaker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"\" data-end=\"1071\" data-start=\"1018\"\u003eFrom the Melsolo project to her first vineyards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1565\" data-start=\"1072\"\u003eInitially she began her wine project called \u003cstrong\u003eMelsolo\u003c\/strong\u003e by vinifying grapes purchased from neighboring wine growers then she ended up, in 2020, by renting a small plot in the town of Andillac, 15km north of Gaillac. Another plot will be added in 2022, also for rent, in the neighboring village of Vieux. She then found herself at the head of \u003cstrong\u003e2.5 ha\u003c\/strong\u003e of vines on clay-limestone soils where \u003cstrong\u003eJurançon Noir, Braucol, Mauzac, Petit Manseng, Ondenc\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSémillon\u003c\/strong\u003e grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"\" data-end=\"1653\" data-start=\"1612\"\u003eA shared cellar, a regained freedom\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1929\" data-start=\"1654\"\u003eVinification is currently being done in the cellar of the Causse Marine estate, a well-known estate in this appellation. This vintage marks another turning point for Mélanie, since it marks the end of her grape purchases, now she will only vinify her own berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"\" data-end=\"1995\" data-start=\"1966\"\u003eHonest and natural wines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"\" data-end=\"2100\" data-start=\"2053\"\u003eHand harvesting and zero-input winemaking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2302\" data-start=\"2101\"\u003eConcerned about working her grapes and producing \u003cstrong\u003enatural wines,\u003c\/strong\u003e Mélanie harvests everything by hand, destemming then crushing her harvest. Its vintages are \u003cstrong\u003eneither filtered nor fined and without any input\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/mireehaute.com\/en-gb\/collections\/melanie-krober.oembed","provider":"Marée Haute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}