2018 Selection Hauts Pemions Muscadet sur Lie

Mostly very modestly priced and well out of fashion, Muscadet is nevertheless one of the unsung treasures of the wine world. The relatively neutral, lightly-flavoured Melon de Bourgogne variety, cultivated at the Atlantic mouth of the Loire river, makes a wine that is the perfect accompaniment to a bowl of steaming mussels. Look for examples like this Hauts Pemions which are sur lie; the lees aging brings an extra textural richness as a reward. (NT 11/10/19)