Domaine Du Vieux Chai Muscadet De Sèvre Et Maine Sur Lie 2009, Ac
Critic Reviews (2)
Clean, vibrant, quite fragrant muscadet here, with a nice dose of minerality; some SO2 blows off in time. The palate...
Nose is briny with some green and yellow apple, fairly neutral. Palate has a little too much weight which diminishes...
Community Reviews (1)
This light-bodied white is from Sevre-et-Maine, a sub-region in Loire, France. The term Sur-Lie (on lees) is a style of winemaking where the wine ages in a vat or barrel which also contains the sediment produced during the winemaking process. Normally, the clear wine is pumped off into a new barrel after which the sediment is discarded. In this example, the wine was left 'sur-lie' to absorbed additional flavour. This selection has pronounced pears and citrus notes but even more interesting is the slight effervescence or carbonation which adds a nice tingle as you sip. A good effort.
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