Muscadelle matures very fast and its grapes are quickly invaded by noble rot which gives it a very pronounced taste.
Muscadelle is not classified among the Muscat family.
Aroma: acacia ...
Muscadelle
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Muscadelle is a white wine grape. It has a simple aroma of grape juice and raisins like grapes of the Muscat family of grapes, but it is unrelated.
Muscadelle
White variety used for blending in the Bordeaux region and surrounding districts. Grapey and fine.
Also known as, Muscade, Muscadet Doux, Guillan, Muscat Fou, Angelico, Raisinotte, Tokay, Sauvignon Vert.
Muscadelle (perfume, acacia)
A white grape variety from the Bordeaux region of France. Perfume and acacia aromas and flavors.
Muscadelle , one of the three white wine grapes authorised in Bordeaux and used in the blends for pudding wines with Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
Muscadel...
South African term for sweet wine made from Muscat grape varieties, usually fortified. Moscatel in France.
Muscadelle...
MUSCADELLE: (a.k.a Muscadelle de Bordelais). Semi-classic grape grown in the Gaillac region of France, about 100 miles southeast of Bordeaux, and used in local white sweet wine blends. Incorrectly called Sauvignon Vert in California.
Sauternes and Barsac are French wines made from Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes. These wines are of a rich golden color and have a surprisingly rich honeyed sweetness.
The official recipe of Sauternes also includes Muscadelle grape, however it is not always used by producers in their wines.
a Muscadel, Moscato di Canelli), all alias names for the premier cépage varietal Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains. These clones are mostly used for making medium-sweet and dessert style table or fortified wines.
Made from the Semillon grape, with varying amounts of Sauvignon Blanc, and occasionally Muscadelle, the wine is the product of the botrytis mold, which concentrates the sugars in the already over ripe grapes.
As for the white varieties, whether sweet or dry these are dominated by Sauvignon Blanc and then Semillon, with a little Muscadelle. Look closely and you may also find small areas planted to Ugni Blanc and Colombard.
These include the Muscat Blanc, Muscadel, Moscato di Canelli. These clones are mostly used for making medium-sweet and dessert style table or fortified wines.
White Bergerac wines are made from Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle grapes, while red Bergerac wines are made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Malbec grapes.
White Bordeaux blends will comprise Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and sometimes a dash of Muscadelle.
What is an 'aromatic' variety?
The following varieties are considered aromatic: Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Viognier, Gewurztraminer, Muscat.
Perfume
An aroma derived from grapes. Wines from sweeter grapes such as muscadel are referred to as perfumed and not floral.
Petillant
Used to descried wines that have a light sparkle which give a light prickling sensation on the tongue.
In France, wine produced from the Sauvignon grape may be of the complex, rich, sweet dessert wine style of the Sauternes or Barsac regions, when the Sauvignon juice is added to the Semillon base with a small quantity of Muscadelle, ...
Under humid climate conditions, Botrytis cinerea attacks grapes on the vines, leaving them shrivelled and dehydrated. On the white Semillon, Sauvignon, Muscadelle or Riesling grapes used in the production of sweet wines in Bordeaux, ...
Tokay: A botrytised dessert wines from north east Hungary. Australian wines named Tokay are fortified wines made from the Muscadelle variety.
It does have distant relatives in the Sylvaner (or Franken) Riesling and the crosses, Emerald Riesling (with Muscadelle du Bordelais) and Müller-Thurgau (with Sylvaner).
Meritage has special rules: Red Meritage must contain at least three of the five permitted varieties (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot). White Meritage may contain Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and, maybe, Muscadelle ...
Being a late-ripening grape, it is often omitted from the blend unless seeing ideal vintage conditions.
Muscadelle: Only used in small proportions in sweet wines and seldom used by the top estates.
region, all making their own special wines and blends. Bordeaux is most famous for their rich reds, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. But they also produce some very good whites, such as Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle.
MUSCADELLE
White Type of vine of Bordeaux associated with the sémillon and the sauvignon.
MUSCADET
White Type of vine cultivated in the Loire-Atlantic, which gives a wine of very fresh carafe.
MUSCAT ...
Macaire; Bordeaux white grapes are Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle, and Sémillon. Bottle: The most common wine bottle size worldwide is 750 ml, but it is not standard.
 See also: Region, Sauvignon, White, Wine, Grape
  
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