The Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine sub-appellation produces 80% of all Muscadet wine. Covering 8,200 hectares with 23 villages, the appellation is named after the rivers Sèvre and Maine that flow through it. Soil types ranges from granite and schist hillsides around the village of Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine, to the predominantly clay based soils of Vallet. Almost half of the wine is aged sur lie.
A great dry white wine with a unique style & a fine and delicate minerality. Beautiful tension on the palate followed by hints of flower, melon and lime; crisp finish.
Ideal with all fishes, seafood and for sure oysters but do not hesitate to match it as well with a great goat cheese.
"100% Melon de Bourgogne aged on the lees for 6 months. Clean and fresh showing citrus fruit and a mineral edge. Outstanding value. - Don WINKLER"
- International Wine Review (Kysela Père et Fils Importer: 30 Years Importing High Quality, High Value Wines ; July 26th 2024), 90 pts
"Give this wine at least 30 minutes to open in your glass before enjoying. Lemon in color, it has a nose of baked apple, bread dough and forest floor with hints of white mushroom and dried orange blossom. Midpalate concentration combined with fruit complexity are this wine's defining features. — Reggie SOLOMON"
- Wine Enthusiast (December 2023), 90 pts - BEST BUY
"Here’s a Muscadet bursting with stone-fruit flavors—apricot, peach and nectarine. Some skin contact firms up its texture, while the citrusy acidity and floral notes peek through around the edges. It’s ready for the subtle sweetness of fresh shellfish, gently prepared.”
- Wine & Spirit Magazine (Spring 2022), 91 pts BEST BUY
"The light colored 2017 Muscadet Sevre et Maine is 100% Melon and is a fresh, quaffable effort that has plenty to like in its citrus, pear, and subtle mineral-laced aromas and flavors. It sells for a song and would be a solid house white to enjoy over the coming year or two.”
- Jeb Dunnuck (March 27th 2019), 87 pts
Alain de la Treille was born in 1925 in Saint Georges sur Cher, located in the heart of the Touraine vineyards. A farmer and wine enthusiast, he spent his life ...
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