2020 Muscadet Part I: Bonnet-Huteau, Branger/Manoir de la Grelière, Caves de la Nantaise, Chevillardière/Pichon, Petite Fessardière, Drouet, Landron

The hot 2018 and 2019 vintages were problematic for the Muscadet appellations, leading to many wines that were flabby and had tropical fruit instead of the typical crispness and sea salt austerity. Happily, 2020 appears to be an ideal for the wines. (Continue reading here.)