Outstanding houses in Muscadet.
Muscadet strips the Loire white formula down to salinity and stone—Melon de Bourgogne grown on slate and granite, raised on its own lees until the wine tastes almost briny, almost alive.
Region DNA
The character of Muscadet
Based on 30 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 16 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Muscadet
Nicolas Suteau
VisitMuscadet is a wine region in France, home to 32 producers tracked on Femente, 2 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Melon de Bourgogne, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Franc, producing Loire Muscadet and French Sparkling wines with notes of Tree fruit, Citrus fruit, and Earth. It takes in Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire, Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu, and Muscadet-Sevre et Maine.
Muscadet — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Muscadet?
- The most planted varieties in Muscadet are Melon de Bourgogne, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, and Folle Blanche, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Muscadet known for?
- Muscadet is known for Loire Muscadet, French Sparkling, and French Loire Rosé wines and flavors of Tree fruit, Citrus fruit, and Earth.
- How many wineries are in Muscadet?
- Femente tracks 32 producers in Muscadet, of which 2 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Muscadet?
- Muscadet is a wine region in France, taking in Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire, Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu, and Muscadet-Sevre et Maine.
Muscadet
Muscadet strips the Loire white formula down to salinity and stone—Melon de Bourgogne grown on slate and granite, raised on its own lees until the wine tastes almost briny, almost alive.
Producers in Muscadet
- Patrick Girard FR — undiscovered
- Château La Berrière — distinction
- Domaine du Bourgeais — undiscovered
- Château Guipière — distinction
- Anthony Amiant — undiscovered
- Morille-Luneau — undiscovered
- Joël et Florence Forgeau — undiscovered
- Domaine du Petit Logis — undiscovered
- Domaine de Malabrit — undiscovered
- Château de la Ferte — honest
- Domaine Les Hautes Noëlles — distinction
- Domaine des Boutineries — undiscovered
- Vincent Babin — undiscovered
- Bedouet Vigneron — distinction
- Batard Langelier — distinction
- Pierre-Luc Bouchaud — distinction
- Château du Cleray — honest
- Jean Aubron — honest
- Domain Brégeon — distinction
- Domaines Vinet — honest
- Vignerons du Pallet — honest
- Domaine de Guerande — undiscovered
- Château de l'Oiselinière — distinction
- Landron — distinction
- Complémen Terre — honest
- Nouet — undiscovered
- Gadais Pere & Fils — distinction
- Michel Delhommeau — distinction
- La Tour Gallus - Damien Rineau — distinction
- Louis Métaireau (Grand Mouton) — distinction
- Branger — undiscovered
- Dominique Salmon — honest
- Vignoble Drouard — honest
- Loiret — undiscovered
- Regine et Bruno Dubois — undiscovered
- Pierre-Henri Gregoire — undiscovered
- Brochard-Guiho — undiscovered
- Domaine de l'Aulnaye - Perthuy — undiscovered
- Lusteaux — undiscovered
- Domaine Petiteau — undiscovered
- Ollivier Frères — distinction
- Domaine Basse-Ville — honest
- Domaine de la Roche Blanche — undiscovered
- Domaine du Bois Brûlé — undiscovered
- Claude Vicet — undiscovered
- Jean-Francois Poiron — undiscovered
- Bernard Pichon — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Coindrie - Patrice Merceron — undiscovered
- Château La Noë — undiscovered
- Robert-Futeul — undiscovered
- Clos des Orfeuilles — honest
- Domaine Haute Févrie — honest
- Véronique Günther Chéreau — distinction
- La Cave Merlaud — undiscovered
- Famille Déramé — honest
- Jérémie Huchet — distinction
- Domaine des Herbauges — distinction
- Landron Chartier — honest
- Vignoble Marchais — honest
- Domaine Des Chevrieres — undiscovered
- Domaine du Haut Plessis — undiscovered