2021 Domaine de la Quilla Muscadet Sèvre et Maine

Well-made Muscadet is proof that you don't need to overcomplicate things in order to create something special. The Vinet family seem acutely aware of this, as since they started farming and producing wine in 1948 - save for a few modest expansions and single vineyard expressions - they've produced just one style of wine under Domaine de la Quilla, all made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape grown along the Sèvre Nantaise tributary of the Loire river. With plush white peaches and bouquets galore of white flowers, a splash of lemon zest and a light brioche texture, this Muscadet is full of class, easy to drink and shows particularly well an hour or so out of the fridge - which isn't unwelcome as the weather cools down some...

Loire Valley, France