Chateau de Chasseloir Muscadet Sevre et Maine '06
The Nitty Gritty:
- Vintage: 2006
- Varietal: Muscadet
- Winery: Chateau de Chasseloir
- Region: Loire Valley
- Country: France
- Price: About $8
- Rating: 89/100
- Tags: Muscadet
I first discovered Muscadet on a disgustingly hot DC summer evening (coincidentally while grocery shopping with Ms. McConnell). While perusing the wine selection at Whole Foods, my eye fell upon a very reasonably-priced French white. I’d never tried a Muscadet before, but for $8.99 a bottle, I thought, why not?
We took it home, chilled it, and sipped it with a caprese salad. It was simple, dry, and refreshing—and so began my love affair with Muscadet.
Muscadet actually accounts for much of the white wine from the Loire Valley, but one of the more popular appellations is Sevre et Maine. It is typically dry, briny, and citrusy, as this one was, and much brighter than its more mineral-y counterparts.
Since my first bottle of Muscadet, I’ve served the same wine at two wine tastings and most recently treated myself to a glass with a simple pasta dish, and it remains a wonderful go-to choice for a simple, cheap, drinkable, and likeable white wine — perfect for any occasion, and a great choice for a dinner party.
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By Lauren McNally
Lauren B. McNally is a communications consultant in Washington, D.C., who spends most of her free time exploring culinary and oenological pursuits with friends. She hails from Maine and graduated from Bowdoin College, completing additional study at the University of Cambridge in the U.K.(where she found the dining hall cuisine rather offensive and repulsive, as opposed to that of the top-ranked Bowdoin Dining Service). Her palate is ever-evolving but she includes California Zinfandels, Cotes du Rhone, and white wines from Burgundy and the Loire Valley among her current favorites. Her least favorite wine-related phrase: “I don’t like _.” Lauren also enjoys cooking Italian and French cuisine, and has an unnatural obsession with Gorgonzola and pancetta.
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