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Domaine des Hautes Noelles Muscadet 2006

by Ray Johnson | Jul 10, 2009 | France, Loire Valley, Melon, Muscadet

Domaine des Hautes Noelles, Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur lie 2006 This wine has developed paraffin and lanolin characteristics in the nose. The acidity that one expects of Muscadet in the mouth is there with a rounded, silky texture – nice complexity at this...

Louvetrie Muscadet Sevre et Maine Hermine d’Or 2007

by Ray Johnson | Nov 5, 2008 | France, Loire Valley, Muscadet

Domaine de la Louvetrie, Muscadet Sevre et Maine, Sur Lie, Hermine d’Or 2007 Tart and a bit like biting into the skin of a lime with the full fruit intensity of the lime as well. Yes, there’s the acidity you expect from Muscadet but this is hardly a lean...

Bracing Wine

by Ray Johnson | Nov 1, 2007 | Chenin Blanc, France, Loire Valley, Melon, Muscadet, Savennieres

Domaine Les Hautes Noëlles Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu sur lie 2006 The last vintage tasted, 2004 was very clean and bursting with acidity. Again tonight with the 2006, this wine struts its acidity with a freshness of fruit to smell in the nose. Mis par Serge Batard...

Wine Regions & Grapes

Sampling of Wineries

Acorn Allegrini Atlas Peak Balletto Blandy's Blue Wing Cafe Bodega Navarro Correas Bollinger Bonterra Burgans Cantina Terlano d'Arenberg Domaine Carneros Domaine de la Mordoree Dow's Dr. Loosen Elena Walch Famega Fonseca Foppiano Foxen Glen Ellen Innocent Bystander J. Keverson Korbel Madeira Wine Company Martin Codax Masi Merryvale Mulderbosch Navarro Vineyards Noceto Plantagenet Redwood Creek Reynoso Roederer Estate Sbragia Shed Horn Shooting Star Sonoma State Wine Business Institute St. James Trione Vietti Wildhurst William Fevre