Pale gold, streaked with pure, crisp lemon and tangerine but with some decent texture, a honeyed hint and long, dry finish. La Selection du Domaine Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie, Domaine de la Bretonniere 2021, Loire, France A well-made muscadet, worth the bit extra. It’s from vines grown in granite soils, said to be beneficial to producing character in the wine.
Zippy and fresh with crunchy green apples, just-ripe pears and a splash of grapefruit. La Chauviniere Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie 2021, Loire, France One for fresh new season asparagus served simply with butter and lemon. Buy From Splash Wine Number of bottles: 6 or 15 Delivery frequency: Monthly, every other month or quarterly Types of wine: Red, white or variety Tiered pricing and a plethora of. The Society’s Muscadet Sèvre-et- Maine sur lie 2021, Loire, FranceĪ gem from The Wine Society: an easy-drinking, enjoyable light muscadet that majors on green apple peel, but has other notes of yeast, lemon, lime and mint. Its sheer perkiness and zest makes it a fine match for simple shellfish, especially mussels and oysters. Taste the Difference Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie 2021, Loire, FranceĮxcellent own-label example, brightly fruity with a cocktail of mandarin oranges, green apples and pear. Maturity means this is richer in golden hue as well as in flavour, with baked apples and yellow plums and a toasty note. It’s interesting to try a rather more mature muscadet and find it so delicious. Try these.Ĭhateau de la Petite Giraudiere Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie 2018, Loire, France The grape variety used is melon de Bourgogne, which as you may imagine, originated in Burgundy, eventually finding its home in the coastal western Loire where it stands up well to the relatively cold climate.ĭo try one of the bottles below in the next few weeks – not least because when I tasted through a range of muscadets, these five struck me as remarkably good value for money. It is thought to stem from the word for musky though this is not a characteristic I’ve ever noticed here. Grape geeks (and I am one) should know that muscadet isn’t the name of the grape used to make the wine nor is it a place. Go for one from a named sub-region – Muscadet Sèvre et Maine is the appellation for most of the better examples on our shelves, and the words “sur lie” on the label indicate the wine has been resting on its yeast sediment (lees) for some time to gain extra flavour. Basic muscadet, labelled simply with that word, can be disappointingly bland. There’s something about this wine’s vivacious, zesty style that really suits the greenness and youth of the season.
Decent examples of this dry white from an area close to Nantes in the western Loire Valley have citrus freshness, a green-apple tang and a hint of yeast, perhaps a very light spritz.Īs well as making an ace partner for seafood, especially mussels (which is easy to remember since muscadet and mussels are rather similar words…), muscadet comes into its own with some of spring’s best dishes, such as purple sprouting broccoli, broad bean risotto and (hurrah!) fresh British asparagus. Rumford, Rhode Island craft winery Anchor & Hope pulls the two islands grapes together for a big bodied wine with a shake of sea salt and splash of tropical fruit. “While people may be reluctant to spoil themselves due to the high costs of living, they’re still enthusiastic to splash out on loved ones,” Mr Zahra said.Ī fifth of respondents said they would celebrate the occasion with a meal at a café or restaurant while 38 per cent would opt for a feast at home.Choose carefully and muscadet can be a springtime joy. The expected 22 per cent boost in Mother’s Day spending outstripped the Consumer Price Index, which increased to 7 per cent over the twelve months to Q1 2023. “Amid ongoing cost of living pressures, many will be making an exception to spoil their mums – or in some instances other special people in their lives,” Mr Zahra said. All of the unsubscribe links are invalid or Im warned of malware irrespective of the company being marketed. One in four respondents planned to buy gifts for someone other than their birth mother, and some retailers have sent customers links to opt-out of Mother’s Day emails, which can be triggering for those grieving or estranged from their mother.ĪRA chief executive Paul Zahra said most retailers were already promoting their Mother’s Day wares, a key event on the retail calendar. Splash Wines, you are ruining your reputation by working with them. Five in six respondents said they would spend more than last year while alcohol, food and flowers were the most popular choices for gifts and likely to account for about 30 per cent of the national spend.
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