I read somewhere last night that Muscadet is not considered "chic" enough for many punters. How many winelists have you seen that might feature a Musky to match-up with some shellfish? We just don`t know what we are missing! The wines from the Chereau-Carre/Gunther family are well-known to many here so here is a note on the latest tasting.
WTN: `05 Muscadet Ch.du Coing de St. Fiacre, Veronique Chereau-Gunther.
Think this is my third bottle, 12% alc, $20 Cdn, good natural cork, opened for an hour.
Color. Medium straw verging on a light lemon maybe. Tough lighting this time around.
Nose. Classic with sea-shells/minerally. Freshly grated lemon zest, fresh, floral, youthful.
Palate. Initial mouthfeel entry thoughts are off-dry, has some "creamy" tones (maybe from the sur lie?). Excellent acidity, ripe apple and some pear. I find some slate element here, zesty, think marginally better than the Cormeraie I posted on the other day? Lots of structure here, nice weight, thoroughly enjoyable. Great match with pan-fried shrimp in a lemon parsley butter sauce. Anastasia thought "quite easy to drink..expected it to be drier". I tried to explain that the enamel teeth stripping days are over!
