What does Muscadelle taste like?

medium-bodied with moderate acidity; typical aromas are muscat, orange blossom, grape.

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Muscadelle

Q: Is Muscadelle sweet or dry?

Muscadelle is usually medium sweet.

Q: What is similar to Muscadelle?

Muscat, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc

white grape Bordeaux / Monbazillac serve 8–10 °C ages 1–15 years

Muscadelle is a white grape: medium-bodied, moderate acidity, usually medium sweet. 16 Muscadelle wines from £14.50. Typical aromas: muscat, orange blossom, grape.

Typical structure · knowledge base

Sweetness

bone dryluscious

medium sweet · 3/5

Body

lightfull

medium · 3/5

Acidity

lowhigh

moderate · 3/5

Oak

noneheavy

none · 1/5

Alcohol

lowhigh

moderate · 3/5

Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.

Is Muscadelle sweet or dry?

Usually medium sweet.

What goes with it

fruit tart, blue cheese, foie gras. aromatic sweet-wine blender

Where it grows

Bordeaux / Monbazillac, France — small part of Sauternes and dry white Bordeaux; not Muscadet, not Muscat

If you like Muscadelle

Muscat Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc

16 Muscadelle wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 16

sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred

Wine	Vintage	Style	Score	From
Chateau Coutet 2017 Château Coutet · Bordeaux	2017	Sweet and dessert wines	96	£40.64
Edmond de Rothschild Chateau Clarke Le Merle Blanc 2024 Chateau Clarke · Bordeaux	2024	Rich, round whites	94	£34.98
Chateau Les Tuileries Cuvee Tradition Blanc 2023 Chateau la Tuilerie du Puy · Bordeaux	2023	Crisp, dry whites	—	£14.50
Chateau Petit Vedrines , Sauternes 37.5cl 2018	2018	Sweet and dessert wines	—	£18.15
Dubourdieu, Clos Floridène Graves Blanc 2020 Dubourdieu · Bordeaux	2020	Aromatic whites	—	£28.10
Monbazillac Chateau Tirecul La Graviere	NV	Aromatic whites	—	£32.60
Coutet Half 2010 Château Coutet · Bordeaux	2010	Sweet and dessert wines	—	£35.00
JCP Maltus, Le Nardian Blanc 2022 JCP Maltus · Bordeaux	2022	Aromatic whites	—	£48.50
JCP Maltus, Le Nardian Blanc 2021 JCP Maltus · Bordeaux	2021	Aromatic whites	—	£48.90
Rieussec Half 2005 Château Rieussec · Bordeaux	2005	Rich, round whites	—	£52.00
Rieussec 2007 Château Rieussec · Bordeaux	2007	Sweet and dessert wines	—	£57.00
Doisy Vedrines 2001 Chateau Doisy-Vedrines · Bordeaux	2001	Sweet and dessert wines	—	£63.00
Rieussec 2009 Château Rieussec · Bordeaux	2009	Rich, round whites	—	£86.00
JCP Maltus, Le Nardian Blanc 2018 JCP Maltus · Bordeaux	2018	Aromatic whites	—	£267.00
JCP Maltus, Le Nardian Blanc 2014 JCP Maltus · Bordeaux	2014	Aromatic whites	—	£308.40
Blanc de Lynch Bages 2014 Château Lynch-Bages · Bordeaux	2014	Aromatic whites	—	£504.00