Muscadet Les Pieds sur Terres, Menard 2022Vintage 2022 Size 75cl ABV 13% Tasting Note Not your usual Muscadet, Francois Menard has crafted this single vineyard cuvee as part of his expressions series somewhat experimental one off wines from vary small parcels of vines showcasing how varied Muscadet can be. Coming from a Gneiss terroir on the Fvrie plot in Maisdon, this single vineyard cuve of Muscadet Svre et Maine sur Lie has benefited from a short skin maceration before pressing the grapes

Ruby red with earthy colour notes

fruity and graceful with golden peach flavours

Slightly neutral

ripe black-fruit softness on entry

Both Horst and his daughter Sandra (who joined the winery in 2004) are winemakers at their 37 hectare estate in Franken - situated near Wurzburg (between Frankfurt and Nuremberg)

a smooth roasted hazelnut

Barrel fermented before ageing for 7 months in cask this is a pretty serious style of white with a real richness and intensity

since it is made by distilling rose petals

The result is an ultra sweet wine with a treacly texture and flavour

Viognier is very much the family passion and this Cotes du Rhone offers the perfect introduction - playing the leading role in a sextet of varieties this has classic apricot notes but without the intensity of the likes of Condrieu

Sweet tangerine orange skin with hints of lemon

Eric Texier likes to push the boundaries