Muscadelle

**Muscadelle** is a white grape from the Bordeaux region of France, traditionally used as a minor blending partner to Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Despite the name, it is unrelated to the Muscat family, though it shares a lightly grapey perfume. **In the glass** — floral and delicately aromatic, with notes of grape, honeysuckle and orchard fruit, generally soft and low in acidity, adding fragrance rather than backbone to a blend. **Where it grows** — its home is Bordeaux and the wider south-west of France, where it seasons both dry and sweet whites such as those of Sauternes. It also has a notable second life in Australia, where under the old name Tokay it is used for the luscious fortified wines of Rutherglen. **At the table** — dry styles suit light fish and salads, while sweet versions pair with fruit desserts. **Cellaring** — dry wines are best drunk young, but the fortified and sweet styles age remarkably well.

Wines

• Barsac — Château Simon
• Bergerac Sec — Château Theulet
• Château Broustet — Fournier
• Château Broustet — Château Broustet
• Château Coutet — Château Coutet
• Château Noulet Entre-Deux-Mers — Château Noulet - S.C.A. de Crain
• Château Pascaud — Château Pascaud
• Château Rieussec — Château Rieussec
• Château la Tour Blanche — Château la Tour Blanche
• Cremant de Bordeaux Demi-Sec — Dulong
• Cuvée Clémence Élevé en Fûts de Chêne — Cheval Quancard
• Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux — Domaine de Grange Neuve
• Entre-Deux-Mers — Vignobles Dubard
• Grand Cru Classé — Château Doisy-Vedrines
• Jour de Fruit — Domaine l'Ancienne Cure
• L'Ilot de Haut-Bergeron — Château Haut-Bergeron
• Le Clos de Reyne Bordeaux Moelleux — Poujat Frères
• OR No. 2 Muscadelle — Domaine Duffau
• Sainte-Croix-du-Mont — Château Les Arroucats
• Sauternes — Climer