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WTN: "High end" Muscadet :)

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WTN: "High end" Muscadet :)

by Dale Williams » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:54 pm

Monday Betsy made pink lentil dal with spinach, served with brown rice and the 2002 Luneau-Papin "Excelsior- Clos des Noelles" Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine. Nice rich green apple fruit, nice length, quite nice. I liked (but didn't love as I had before). But a half bottle was left, and I revisited when I got home Tuesday around 9 (I'd had dinner and board meeting at office). Now I'm loving this, kind of 1er cru Puligny meets Muscadet. Good acidity, long long long, great saline/mineral notes with a little top note of spring flowers. I guess maybe this was a bit shut down on opening. On night two, A-.

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.  
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Re: WTN: "High end" Muscadet :)

by David M. Bueker » Wed Mar 24, 2010 6:44 pm

So drink now with plenty of air or just wait?
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Re: WTN: "High end" Muscadet :)

by Nigel Groundwater » Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:16 pm

David M. Bueker wrote:So drink now with plenty of air or just wait?

Yes - IMO. It works both ways for me for really good Muscadet, rather like really good Sancerre. Although I have drunk most of my Muscadet and Sancerre 2002s I still have about a third left and some considerably older.
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Re: WTN: "High end" Muscadet :)

by Dale Williams » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:35 am

Good answer Nigel!

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