2019 Bedouet "Clos des Grands Primos" Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie

One of my favorite visits in the Loire about a year or so ago was to Famille Bedouet in Muscadet. I arrived on a Sunday which is a pretty sacred day for not doing any business. But, Michel Bedouet and his family invited me to visit the vineyards, the cellar and have supper at their home. It was my first visit to the Muscadet region and it was wonderful. There, quaint villages undulate across the hilltops of the surrounding countryside in the most bucolic way. At dinner we drank a bottle of the Clos des Grands Primos (the 2018, because this was still in the vineyards) as an aperitif alongside a dip made with mackerel. An oily and gamy fish,, the wine cut straight through it. We moved courses to the quintessential Blanquette de Veaue (braised veal in wine and cream). The Clos des Grands Primos worked just as well. The 2019 brought back those memories of my visit. This vintage is laden with brined apples, peaches, wet stone and finishes with a little crunchy acidity. Just a pure and clean wine with so much depth and generosity beyond its humble price point. Like the Bedouets themselves, this wine will invite you in and dare you not to be enchanted by its friendly welcoming nature.