2022 Chereau Carre Château de la Chesnaie Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine, 2020 Château de la Ragotière Muscadet Sur Lie Cuvée Amélie, 2021 Trois Versants Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie Wine Pairing, Tasting, and Review

2022 Chereau Carre Château de la Chesnaie Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine, 2020 Château de la Ragotière Muscadet Sur Lie Cuvée Amélie, 2021 Trois Versants Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie Wine Pairing, Tasting, and Review

Wine: Chereau Carre Château de la Chesnaie Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine

Region: France, Loire

Year: 2022

Price: $11.99

Retailer: wine.com

Alcohol: 12%

Grapes: Melon de Bourgogne

Professional Rating: WW 90

What we tasted and smelled in this Chereau Carre Château de la Chesnaie Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine:

  • On the nose: Fruity, peach, apple, pear, watermelon, sweet, pineapple, dried apricot, a bit of baking spice, clove, stone
  • In the mouth: Oak, body, does not clean off the tongue, peach, vanilla, chalk, mineral, stone, olive oil, thick, raw almond pith on the aftertaste, good for those who like Chardonnay

Food to pair with this Chereau Carre Château de la Chesnaie Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine: Seafood, spicy foods, shellfish, funky cheese, brie, gorgonzola with baguette

 

As a reminder on our rating scale, we rate on a scale of 1-10, where 7 and above means that we would buy it, and 4 and below means that we are likely to pour it down the sink, and a 5 or 6 means we are likely to drink it and finish it, but we are probably not going to buy it. 

Chereau Carre Château de la Chesnaie Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine Wine Rating: 

  • Joe: 6/10
  • Carmela: 7/10

Wine: Château de la Ragotière Muscadet Sur Lie Cuvée Amélie

Region: France, Loire

Year: 2020

Price: $14.99

Retailer: wine.com

Alcohol: 12%

Grapes: Melon de Bourgogne

Professional Rating: JS 91, WE 91

What we tasted and smelled in this Château de la Ragotière Muscadet Sur Lie Cuvée Amélie:

  • On the nose: Perfume, dried orange zest, citrus, apricot, pear, baking spice, vanilla
  • In the mouth: Tangy, citrus, nutmeg, clove, peach, apple, crisp pear, Asian pear, grapefruit, lemon verbena, acid balances out the oak

Food to pair with this Château de la Ragotière Muscadet Sur Lie Cuvée Amélie: Seafood, seafood risotto, shellfish risotto, grilled shrimp, spicy food, fish tacos, fish and chips, fish filet, crowd pleaser

Château de la Ragotière Muscadet Sur Lie Cuvée Amélie Wine Rating: 

  • Joe: 7/10
  • Carmela: 7/10

Wine: Trois Versants Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie

Region: France, Loire

Year: 2021

Price: $16.99

Retailer: wine.com

Alcohol: 12%

Grapes: Melon de Bourgogne

What we tasted and smelled in this Trois Versants Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie:

  • On the nose: Brioche, bread, nutty, lemon, citrus peel, peach, perfume, cinnamon
  • In the mouth: Zippy, racy, acidic, citrus, lemony, no oak, sea water on the aftertaste, sea shell, salty

Food to pair with this Trois Versants Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie: Good food wine, summer by the sea eating grilled seafood and oysters 

Trois Versants Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie Wine Rating: 

  • Joe: 7/10
  • Carmela: 7/10

Which one of these are you finishing tonight?

  • Carmela: Château de la Ragotière Muscadet Sur Lie Cuvée Amélie
  • Joe: Trois Versants Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie

Muscadet is definitely a white wine to try and put into your repertoire!

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