Muscadet

Muscadet is a wine region in Pays Nantais, France.

The vineyards are given over to Melon de Bourgogne.

Vines root into chalk.

The climate is maritime/oceanic, running notable rainfall.

The vineyards themselves read as riverside and valley floor.

Dry white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows evoking salinity and minerality.

Quality is codified by the Muscadet, the Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine and the Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu, plus one more, which is worth reading off the label.

The named areas within are Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine, Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu and Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire.

Pour them alongside seafood, oysters, fish dishes and light salads.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

In the glass.

Dry white: Evoking salinity and minerality.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• Muscadet
• Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
• Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
• Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

Bottles to look for.

• Andre-Michel Bregeon Muscadet, Loire, France
• Bretaudeau Domaine de Bellevue Muscadet Granit Clos des Perrieres, Loire, France
• Calvet Muscadet, Loire, France
• Chereau-Carre Muscadet 'Katharos', Loire, France
• Clos des Bouquinardieres Muscadet Gabbro, Loire, France
• Domaine de l'Ecu Muscadet Ensemble Melon de Bourgogne, Loire, France
• Domaine de la Fessardiere Muscadet 'Coup de Foudre', Loire, France
• Domaine Gadais Pere et Fils Muscadet Les Perrieres Monopole, Loire, France

At the table.

• seafood
• oysters
• fish dishes
• light salads

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.
• Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Muscadet: common questions

More from here: every wine region in France, or the wider Pays Nantais guide.