Melon
Château du Coing de Saint-Fiacre 2002 L’Ancestrale Melon (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
- $21
Low yields, old vines and 2 years’ lees aging are the basis of this concentrated wine. It is rich, full, very intense, but doesn’t lose sight of strong minerality. Certainly a wine for aging, this is only just beginning its ripe development.
— R.V.
(11/15/2008)
Domaine Luneau-Papin 2005 Le L d’Or de Pierre Luneau Melon (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
- $23
Powerful, rich, yeasty, packed with green and white fruits, this is a dense wine. The acidity throws a punch, but then the fruit is ripe enough to balance. Impressive wine, still developing.
— R.V.
(11/15/2008)
Louis Métaireau 2006 One Melon (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
- $26
Its presentation and dark bottle suggest a premium cuvée, borne out by the ripe character of this toasty wine. Produced from old vines in good years, this is a wine that could well be aged. Creamy apple purée flavors and rounded fruits add to the richness.
— R.V.
(11/15/2008)
Château du Coing de Saint-Fiacre 2005 Comte de Saint-Hubert sur lie Melon (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
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With attractive maturity, touches of lemon, pear and pink grapefruit and a ripe finish, this wine proves the aging potential of top Muscadet.
— R.V.
(6/1/2011)
Château de la Ragotiere 2009 M des Frères Couillard sur lie Melon (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
- Best Buy
- $14
Left for 30 months on its lees before bottling, this is serious Muscadet. It has weight and richness, round and smooth with a creamy texture brightened by flashes of citrus acidity. Impressively rich wine, now ready to drink.
— R.V.
(6/1/2013)
Joseph Landron 2003 Amphibolite Nature Melon (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
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Named after the subsoil of granite which gives the wine a fine mineral intensity and very rich flavours of the terroir. A powerful statement of the potential of the Melon grape.
— R.V.
(1/1/2004)
Domaine de l’Ecu 2006 Cuvée Classique Melon (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
- Best Buy
- $15
Very dry, crisp, grapefruit and green apple flavors pile through this wine. There is some spice, hints of kiwi and a layer of apple skin tannins. All these intense flavors explode from the glass.
— R.V.
(9/1/2008)
Château de la Ragotiere 2007 Melon (Muscadet Sèvre et Maine)
- Best Buy
- $15
Ripe pink grapefruit flavors dominate this delicious wine. It has minerality as well as some richness, crispened by taut tannins and a citrus aftertaste.
— R.V.
(9/1/2008)
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