Discover the top 100 best white wines of Muscadet of Centre Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Muscadet and the best vintages to taste in this region.
100% Melon de Bourgogne south of Nantes in Pays Nantais: dry and lively whites with pale gold robe and green reflections, nose with mineral flint notes fading toward citrus, green apple, pear and white flowers. Dry and full-bodied palate with mineral and saline finish. Schist, gneiss and micaschist soils downstream of Loire-Atlantique, mild oceanic climate. Ideal companion to oysters and seafood.
Broad generic AOC, mineral and thirst-quenching Atlantic identity.
Crisp, dry whites with a pale robe, lean palate and lively acidity, showing delicate aromas of lemon, green apple, white flowers, pear, fresh almond and characteristic saline, iodine notes. Refreshing, ideal with Atlantic seafood. Star of Muscadet AOC (Sèvre-et-Maine, Côtes de Grandlieu, Coteaux de la Loire), aged on lees for added body. Native Burgundian variety (synonym Melon de Bourgogne), offspring of Pinot × Gouais blanc.
white wines from the region of Muscadet go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish and seafood gratin, emulsion of foie gras with pata negra or roast monkfish with bacon.
