Nantes Wine

• February 2016

  @ DMCKER: I have been to Burgundy and love the Pinots. Also like the german ... I am going to do the trip to Nantes, a bit out of the way. I guess I will take some info with me and decide there... let me know if you come up with names. I am planning to bring a few bottles home, but not too many, I can bring 6 bottles per person into Mexico, so... Read More

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• February 2016

  Yea, the Loire produces pinot noir, but nay it's not the world's best. ... best. ... et Maine SE of Nantes, and then Chinon for the cabernet franc. That's plenty, especially since you'll need to get all those castles in.Only a moment now, running out the door, but will revisit later with actual names and places. You planning to bring bottles hom Read More

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• August 2014

  Oh dear, more good French wines well under $20, even after import across the ... east of the French city of Nantes, about 25 kilometers upstream from where the Loire River empties into the Atlantic, the appellation of ­Muscadet–Sèvre et Maine covers approximately 8,000 hectares of the southern bank — plateaus and gently rolling hills, which de... Read More

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  January 2014

  Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Cuvée la Levraudière Bonnet-Huteau 2012

  Snoothrank:

  Very nice French muscadet. Light, crisp with a creamy lemon-peach flavor. Fairly dry white wine with a touch of acidity, more in line with a French sauvignon blanc. Read More

  Wine review by vin0vin0

  
  

• June 2012

  I'm off to Normandy soon for a few days and hope to share a glass or two ... stock up and to get down to Nantes or further up the valley to get a case or two of the local brews as my every day wine are getting a bit low .got any ideas for something a bit special so i can treat myself Read More

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  August 2011

  Muscadet Briords Marc Ollivier 2009

  Snoothrank:

  This bottle had a little sparkle to it, although it became still after a brief stint in the glass. Otherwise, what you would expect from a Muscadet, which is to say, I truly enjoyed it. Read More

  Wine review by raindance

  
  

• July 2011

  Watching stage one today, I saw an ad for a "virtual" TdF.  Wasn't paying ... for Stage 3.  It misses Nantes, the home of Muscadet sur Lies, but I think that's going to have to be the wine, since it doesn't follow the river or go near other regions, and Muscadet sur Lies is known for its compatibility with seafood, which is what that coastal a... Read More

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  March 2010

  Andre-Michel Bregeon Muscadet 2007

  Snoothrank:

  No written review

  Wine review by Carly Wray

  
  
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  September 2009

  Andre-Michel Bregeon Muscadet 2007

  Snoothrank:

  No written review

  Wine review by adamvana

  
  

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