The bargain barrels – By Jancis Robinson –
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Perennially underpriced are Beaujolais and Muscadet, both French staples that were once much more fashionable than they currently are. Beaujolais has seen the most amazing turnround in style and ambition, with a new generation determined to make wines much more in the image of red burgundy than in the old fast-fade Beaujolais Nouveau style.
As for Muscadet, prices are seriously depressed from the point of view of the growers, so that even fine examples, with years of bottle age, can be sold by the Wine Society at less than £11. Indeed, the Loire in general is a wonderful hunting ground for true value.
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Clos du Château L’Oiselinière 2009
The Wine Society has taken a position on handpicked mature Muscadet at ridiculously keen prices, such as this Clos du Château L’Oiselinière 2009 Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine at £10.95.
