We’re pretty sure this is the best Muscadet we’ve tasted all year at L&E. We have had many Muscadets that perfectly check all the boxes on Muscadet’s list: fresh, bright, salty, creamy textured with flavors of apple and lemon, but Jérémie Huchet’s Muscadets check those boxes with a John Hancock flourish. Jérémie is among a growing cadre of Muscadet makers bringing more focus to the terroir of the region. Les Montys Le Parc is a single vineyard defined by a rare form of black granite mixed with sand, and brings incandescent minerality to a wine Jérémie believes should be ‘Cru’ rated. There’s aromas of lemon balm, gooseberry, lavender, violet and bee pollen. There’s flavors of creamy lemon curd, orange zest, and salty granite-derived earth notes that linger endlessly on the finish. The Melon grape conveys terroir with the clarity of Dolby surround sound speakers, and when they’re organically grown in great vineyards these grapes have a lot to say. Shellfish, regular fish, and most things served under hollandaise sauce are the classic pairs, but one of Muscadet’s best virtues is versatility.