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Though Muscadet is typically thought to be made for drinking young, with little to recommend it beyond a bracing freshness, wines from these producers have shown that it has far more going for it: that it is delicious when young, but can also age and evolve. It’s especially enjoyable to consumers who can look beyond the obvious and tune in to its subtleties.

In France, Muscadet has generally been consigned to the role of cheap supermarket white, enjoyable with oysters, perhaps, but rarely made well and with limited potential.