Some current Muscadets

With the superlative 2012 vintage widely available, now is the time to renew your acquaintance with Muscadet, one of the bargains of the wine world.

Here are notes on just a few current Muscadet releases, most of which Richard pointed in my direction in his recent coverage of this troubled wine region, about which I write in France's wine orphans. 

The image of Guy Bossard in his organically cultivated vines comes from the attractive website of one of its most accomplished producers, Domaine de l'Écu, who made this 2008 wine of the week. People like this need our...