Muscadet Severe et Maine - Sur Lie
On his many trips to France, my father would always return proudly showing (or talking about) the bottles of Muscadet (always 'sur lie') that he had purchased on his trip. He loved drinking this wine, although he normally drank red wine and even though the rest of the family did not share his passion for Muscadet!
For me, both name and the first sip of a Muscadet is very evocative. It brings back fond memories of my father and great memories of many meals of fresh seafood eaten around the coast of Brittany. Moules and Muscadet under the warm Breton sun - refreshingly simple yet somehow elegant.
label notes:
The Chateau du Cleray, in the heart of the Nantes vineyards of the western Loire, is one of the oldest estates of the region. The pride of the Sauvion family, this world famous wine benefits from its unique terroir - sand and clay on granite and schist - and also from the Haute Culture signature. The result is an intensely mineral, full-bodied Muscadet with citrus and apple aromas backed with hints of mint and lime-flower. Served chilled from an ice-bucket, it is delicous as an aperitif and the ideal accompaniment to fish and seafood.
Purchased from Majestic Wine at £9.99
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