There’s Muscadet and then there’s Muscadet, and there are few other places where it’s as important to get the vintage and the grower correct. Here it’s just right and this tiny Domaine in the Western Loire has made an absolute cracker. Racy acidity is balanced by ripe fruit and they combine beautifully to produce a great seafood white.
Vintage: 2010
Closure: Cork
Grape: Melon de Bourgogne
Country: France
Region: Loire
ABV: 12.0%
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Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie 2010, Domaine de l’Alouette
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Grape variety and blend: 100% Melon de Bourgogne
Alcohol: 12%
Residual sugar: 1 g/l
Soil type: Clay and shistous
Hand/machine harvested: Machine
Harvest dates: Beginning September
Length of fermentation: Fermentation on the lees; 8 months
Steel tank/barrel fermentation: Steel tank
Bottle/cask ageing: Bottle
Colour: white
Bouquet: Citrus, quince on both the nose and palate, with hints of flint and peach.
Serving temperature: 9°C
Food match : Oysters, Shellfish, Fruits de Mer, Mussels
Ageing potential: 1 to 2 years
Alcohol: 12%
Residual sugar: 1 g/l
Soil type: Clay and shistous
Hand/machine harvested: Machine
Harvest dates: Beginning September
Length of fermentation: Fermentation on the lees; 8 months
Steel tank/barrel fermentation: Steel tank
Bottle/cask ageing: Bottle
Colour: white
Bouquet: Citrus, quince on both the nose and palate, with hints of flint and peach.
Serving temperature: 9°C
Food match : Oysters, Shellfish, Fruits de Mer, Mussels
Ageing potential: 1 to 2 years
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