Tasting Notes:
| Light, delightfully refreshing and crisp. Just right for Spring summer and really all seasons. A pure delight. All give and no take. Perfect with all fish and barbequed prawns or any seafood. Make your light food the hero with a wine that will compliment it. |
The Wine:
Made at the western end of the Loire Valley, near the city of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region. More Muscadet is produced than any other Loire wine. It is made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape as previously mentioned, often referred to simply as melon. Most appellation d'origine contrôlée wines are named after their growing region, or in Alsace after their variety. The name Muscadet is therefore an exception. The name refers to an alleged characteristic of the wine produced by the melon grape variety: vin qui a un goût musqué (wine with a musk-like taste. The sole variety used to produce Muscadet, Melon de Bourgogne, was initially planted in the region sometime in or before the 17th century. It became dominant after a hard freeze in 1709 killed most of the region's vines. Dutch traders, who were major factors in the French wine trade, encouraged the planting of this variety; they distilled much of the wine produced into eau de vie for sale in Northern Europe.
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Grape Varieties:
Melon de Bourgogne
OTHER INFORMATION
Please note: Vintage may vary when delivered. We do our best to ensure the current vintage is displayed as soon as available, but variations can occur.
- non-vintage
- Boxes contain 6 x 750mL units
- FRA - Loire, Imported
- Cork closure
- 5% .Alcohol Content:
In Brief
Light, delightfully refreshing and crisp. Just right for Spring summer and really all seasons. A pure delight. All give and no take. Perfect with all fish and barbequed prawns or any seafood. Make your light food the hero with a wine that will compliment it.