Interesting. Had the exact same Muscadet on Friday night with grilled
shrimp. Nice salty taste. Agree with the rating a high B+. I bought 4
more bottles on Saturday.


In article .com>,
"DaleW" > wrote:

> Another gorgeous cool summer night, and Betsy had me grill a mess of
> clams and mussels. While I was setting them on grill I sipped a bit of
> remaining '96 Baumard Savennieres, which showed richer than previous
> night, though with some light oxidation.
>
> As the shellfish came off the grill we carefully placed in a big bowl,
> Betsy then drizzled with a garlic/parsley/sesame butter. Served
> alongside some green beans and Crenshaw melon, with lots of bread to
> sop the juice/sauce. I thought that maybe the leftover '04 Oncone
> Falanghina would be a good choice considering the sauce, but a little
> bit of oxidation and the inherent Falanghina nutty/bitter note seemed
> to clash. A much better match was the 2004 Luneau-Papin "Domaine Pierre
> de La Grange" Vieilles Vignes Muscadet. Lighter-styled Muscadet, with
> a fresh seabreeze nose and a pleasantly crisp citrus bite. I enjoy this
> more than a previous bottle - it's different than the Pepiere I love,
> but close to equal in quality. There's a seashell/calcium quality to
> the finish, very nice with the food (I thought the butter/garlic might
> be too much, but fine actually). B++
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
> drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
> promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
>