There are times when great Muscadet (Melon de Bourgogne varietal) from the Loire Valley can rival 1er Cru Chablis. This 2015 Luneau-Papin Excelsior is one of those wines...
Irresistible nose of flowers and seabreeze that opened up wonderfully. Upfront lemon palate with savory mussel infused salinity. Fairly viscous body, with a clean, complex finish.
David Lillie provides background:
"...made only in exceptional vintages. The massale-selection vines were planted in 1936 on a terroir of "micaschistes a deux micas," (lieu-dit "La Plecisiere") exposed full south. The grapes are hand-harvested and undergo a slow wild yeast fermentation with 36 months of aging on the lees...."
Paired with lobster tails and shrimp, drizzled with olive oil and lemon, and grilled over applewood coals.
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