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Confluentia Muscadet
£19.00
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Grape
Melon de Bourgogne
Taste
Lemon, Pear, Saline Minerals
Region
Muscadet, Loire Valley, France
Dietary
Vegan and Organic
Drink me
with mussels in a white wine sauce.
Vintage
2022
Alcohol
12%
It’s WHITE. It’s FRESH. It’s GREAT…
The name Confluentia comes from confluence which means to flow together. A nod to the fact that this wine is made from grapes grown where the Maine and Sevre rivers meet, just outside of Nantes. Chateau du Coing (coin means corner in French – again reflecting the domaine’s position at the rivers’ corners) produce a beautiful Muscadet here which is full of citrus, minerality and a touch of white flowers. To be classified ‘sur lie’ the wine must rest on its lees between March and December the year after harvest. The Confluentia has had 6 months on its lees and whilst this creates a depth of body the wine retains that classic oyster-shell freshness you expect from the Loire Valley. The perfect bottle to drink on its own or alongside any seafood dish.
Interestingly the grape used to make wine from Muscadet is Melon de Bourgogne. Like me, you may have once mistaken this for a wine from Burgundy. The grape did originate in Burgundy hence being named after the French word for the region, Bourgogne, but it was removed from its homeland in the 18th century and introduced in Muscadet which sits at the western point of the Loire Valley in the early 1700’s. It has been synonymous with the area ever since, hence why some people actually refer to the grape and wine as Muscadet rather than using the longer and sometimes confusing Melon de Bourgogne.
with mussels in a white wine sauce.