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Loire – the Muscadet Crus Communaux

Tamlyn Currin
Tamlyn Currin
Monday 10 April 2023
A view of Muscadet cru Chateau-Thebaud from the old irrigation tower

The second part of our Muscadet rediscovery is all about the crus. The photo above is taken from the beautiful, old, rusty iron irrigation tower in the Château-Thébaud cru vineyard.

When one of our subscribers wrote in and asked, last year, if we could write something about the crus communaux of Muscadet, it set wheels in motion and resulted in a three-day trip to Muscadet that completely re-set my understanding and appreciation of the region’s wines. While I was enormously impressed with the quality and deliciousness of the appellation wines, the crus were nothing short of a revelation....