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

• Anthologie Cuvée Hirondelle — Château Marjosse
• Blanc — Château Perron
• Blanc Réserve — Château Sainte-Marie
• Blanc Vieilles Vignes — Château Sainte-Marie
• Bordeaux Blanc — Mouton Cadet
• Cellar Reserve Old Tawny Grand — Morris
• Château Broustet — Fournier
• Château Broustet — Château Broustet
• Château Court-Les-Mûts — Vignobles Pierre Sanioux
• Château Coutet — Château Coutet
• Château Doisy-Vedrines — Château Doisy-Vedrines
• Château Filhot — Château Filhot
• Château Haut-Bergeron — Château Haut-Bergeron
• Château La Gravette — Château La Gravette
• Château Lafon — Château Lafon
• Château Le Tarey — Château Le Tarey
• Château Les Arroucats — Château Les Arroucats
• Château Michel de Montaigne — Château Michel de Montaigne
• Château Mont Joye — Château Mont Joye
• Château Morillon — Château Morillon