La Perdrix de l’Année des Bêtes Curieuses, Muscadet sur granit 2014

La Perdrix de l’Année des Bêtes Curieuses, Muscadet sur granit 2014
12%
€14.50 from One Pery Square, Limerick; Jus de Vine, Portmarnock;
The Drink Store, Stoneybatter; La Touche, Greystones.

Vivid and mineral with delicious flowing green fruits and a crisp finish. Don’t worry about the vintage. Muscadet can take a few years.

Drink with shellfish and simple fish dishes.

I have been enjoying countless bottles of Muscadet this summer. It is such a joyous drink; light and fresh, but with a complexity and depth rarely found in a wine at either this price, or at 12% alcohol. Only Riesling comes to mind, but you don’t find many good dry Riesling below €15.