(Not my picture, but this is the wine I had)
So yesterday I opened a Clisson I was keeping for a good occasion. We were having scallops so I thought it would be a good fit and it was! What surprised me, is that it was a 2017 white wine, and except for the yellow color, you couldn’t really tell it was aged.
I bought this wine specifically to try older white, I’ve had older sparkling whites and 30 years old reds, but never an older white, so I was curious (I do have 2008 Rieslings in my cellar tho). What surprised me is that I think this could still be aged for 5-10 years quite easily.
It was still very fresh, citrusy, with some green apple notes and a crisp acidity. It was a little bit nutty and oily from the 24 months lees aging, a very complete and complex wine. Very nice wine for the price, and to me, this would be even better with a bit more age.
by Canadian-Deer
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Clisson is the way. Pepiere’s is especiallly dope.
Top stuff!
I’ve had 40 year old Muscadet sur lie, that was still drinking brilliantly.
High-end Muscadet including just about Cru Muscadet can keep and develop very well. Keeping it for about a decade after release (~13yrs after the vintage) is fine for even the least expensive examples and 25+ years for better examples. I know of a few producers who keep a small portion of their better wines back (bottled) for late release (primarily to posh restaurants) about 20 years after the vintage.