2009 M de la Fruitière, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Lieubeau

2009 M de la Fruitère, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine

Lieubeau

More high quality from the Pays Nantais – this 2009 M de la Fruitière from the Lieubeau family in Château Thébaud. The 2009 M spent 18 months on its lees. It is now an attractively light gold colour and richly textured – far from a young fresh Muscadet that is classically ideal with fruits de mer. 

In contrast I enjoyed the 2009 with grilled chicken and I'm sure it would have been equally good with grilled fish but also fish that was served with a beurre blanc, for instance.

 François Lieubeau

Vincent Lieubeau

2012 Château-Thébaud – stunning Muscadet

2012 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Château Thébaud, Lieubeau

If you still think that all Muscadet are thin and acidity, then you urgently need to try this lovely, rich and elegant 2012 Muscadet from the Lieubeau family. Seductively textured with a long finish this would be great with grilled sole or turbot or indeed a richly sauced fish. 

The secret to this seductively weighty Muscadet? Three years on its lees before bottling. 

Muscadet is now one of the great Loire bargains!