"The better of the two!"Both of the wines that we tried were purchased at the Premier Group in the US. Here is the information on both wines -
Premier Group Information – Domaine de la Batardiere Muscadet 2006
Stock Number – 50545
Volume - 750mL
Price: $ 9.99 US - Club Discount - $2.00 = $7.99
Duty + Exchange - $5.35
Final Price - $13.34 CDN
Made in: Loire, France
"Past its prime..."Premier Group Information – Château Bourdiniere Muscadet 2004
Stock Number – 34715
Volume – 750mL
Price: $ 9.99 US - Club Discount - $1.50 = $8.49
Duty + Exchange - $5.69
Final Price - $14.17 CDN
Made in: Loire, France
One of the interesting points the Wiki write-up mentions is that most Muscadets should be drunken within three years of production. As you can see we had a 2006 and a 2004 and the differences between the two were quite noticeable. The 2004 was a much darker gold-yellow in colour vs. the 2006 and the nose was much fainter on the 2004 vs. 2006.
The 2006 was fresh and lively with nice aromas of Green Apples, Lees and a hint of floral in the background. The 2004 was flat and with a bit of Green Apple and not much else going on. I don’t believe this was the fault of Château Bourdiniere, I think it was that the wine was past its prime. Thankfully the 2006 Domaine de la Batardiere Muscadet is the bottle that everyone is taking home as it was clearly the better of the two.
Muscadet was an interesting grape and the best way I can describe it is it seems midway between a Sauvignon Blanc and Dry Champagne with just a hint of oiliness that you get from Pinot Gris.
We had cheese, liver paté and crackers with the wine and it was OK paring. On researching this wine, people were raving about how it paired with seafood, especially things like oysters and mussels. I have my bottle of the 2006 Domaine de la Batardiere Muscadet sitting at home and will have to try it with some mussels to see if Muscadet is as good as people were writing about it.
It was fun to try a new grape, I wasn’t blow away by it but you never know until you try these things.
Cheers!
Mark
Stock Number – 34715
Volume – 750mL
Price: $ 9.99 US - Club Discount - $1.50 = $8.49
Duty + Exchange - $5.69
Final Price - $14.17 CDN
Made in: Loire, France
One of the interesting points the Wiki write-up mentions is that most Muscadets should be drunken within three years of production. As you can see we had a 2006 and a 2004 and the differences between the two were quite noticeable. The 2004 was a much darker gold-yellow in colour vs. the 2006 and the nose was much fainter on the 2004 vs. 2006.
The 2006 was fresh and lively with nice aromas of Green Apples, Lees and a hint of floral in the background. The 2004 was flat and with a bit of Green Apple and not much else going on. I don’t believe this was the fault of Château Bourdiniere, I think it was that the wine was past its prime. Thankfully the 2006 Domaine de la Batardiere Muscadet is the bottle that everyone is taking home as it was clearly the better of the two.
Muscadet was an interesting grape and the best way I can describe it is it seems midway between a Sauvignon Blanc and Dry Champagne with just a hint of oiliness that you get from Pinot Gris.
We had cheese, liver paté and crackers with the wine and it was OK paring. On researching this wine, people were raving about how it paired with seafood, especially things like oysters and mussels. I have my bottle of the 2006 Domaine de la Batardiere Muscadet sitting at home and will have to try it with some mussels to see if Muscadet is as good as people were writing about it.
It was fun to try a new grape, I wasn’t blow away by it but you never know until you try these things.
Cheers!
Mark
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