Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu

Expert reviews

Tasting notes from Wine Enthusiast

Aged for 10 years in underground tanks on its lees, this wine has just been bottled. That aging process has preserved the wine's freshness, keeping the crisp acidity in place. So while the wine is beautifully mature, it is still so bright and fruity. Drink now.

— Domaine du Haut Bourg 2006 Origine du Haut Bourg (Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu) (92/100)

Granite and schist soil planted with old vines has produced this impressive wine. It is softer than it probably was when younger, although it has not lost one bit of its fresh crisp fruitiness and perfumes. The wine is concentrated, rich and is ready to drink.

— Domaine du Haut Bourg 2010 Signature du Haut Bourg (Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu) (91/100)

The Grandlieu lake, to the west of the Sèvre et Maine Muscadet vineyards, produces softer wines, like this. This wine is ripe, with hints of toast and vanilla as well as fresh and crisp apple acidity. It's a full-bodied, rounded wine that is just ready to drink and will be better from 2016.

— Domaine de l'Aujardière 2013 La Noë Sur Lie (Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu) (91/100)

Aged for 10 years on its lees, this impressively complex wine shows that Muscadet can age. It is ripe, toasty, spicy and with a rich concentrated texture. It's a special, unusual style of wine that is now fully mature and should be drunk.

— Domaine du Haut Bourg 2003 Origine du Haut Bourg (Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu) (91/100)

This is an immediately attractive and fruity wine. Bright acidity is rounded out by warm peach and pear flavors, with a mineral texture that will allow the wine to age. Drink now for the fruit, but it will be at its best from 2016.

— Domaine du Haut Bourg 2013 Sur Lie (Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu) (90/100)

Score & price analysis

Position in the Loire

Rated above the Loire Valley median.

Flavor profile

Descriptors most frequently associated with this appellation across aggregated expert reviews:

• crisp
• apple
• citrus
• rich
• lemon
• mineral
• orange
• pear

Appellation summary

Source: Wine Enthusiast expert reviews. Updated: April 14, 2026.