Wine
Ollivier Cottenceau Phénomène
84/100 How we score
- ABV <0.5%
- Classification Dealcoholized
- Evidence Documented
- Origin France
- Price Price unknown
Verdict
The first dealcoholized Melon de Bourgogne in the world, from an 8th-generation Muscadet grower — lean, saline, food-friendly, and the most interesting white wine on this desk.
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Green apple
- Structure
- Off-dry
- Bright acidity
- What stands out
- Green apple and citrus with a saline, iodine edge — the Muscadet signature, unmistakable.
- Perfect for
- Oysters, seafood, goat cheese — anything that wants a crisp Muscadet-style white.
Tasting notes
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Nose
green apple and citrus with a saline, iodine edge — the Muscadet signature, unmistakable.
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Palate
Lean and precise; crisp orchard fruit over a mineral, saline backbone, dry and structured rather than sweet.
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Finish
Long and mineral — the saltiness carries well beyond what most dealcoholized whites manage.
The wine
Ollivier Cottenceau Phénomène is dealcoholized from Loire Valley (Clisson and Château-Thébaud), France. The base is Melon de Bourgogne from the Clisson and Château-Thébaud Crus Communaux — the first dealcoholized wine made from the variety. Melon de Bourgogne wine vinified conventionally then dealcoholized (producer range described as vin désalcoolisé).
On the nose, green apple and citrus with a saline, iodine edge — the Muscadet signature, unmistakable. On the palate, Lean and precise; crisp orchard fruit over a mineral, saline backbone, dry and structured rather than sweet. The finish is Long and mineral — the saltiness carries well beyond what most dealcoholized whites manage.
The first dealcoholized Melon de Bourgogne in the world, from an 8th-generation Muscadet grower — lean, saline, food-friendly, and the most interesting white wine on this desk. Serve well chilled.
How to drink it
Well chilled.
How it was made
Classification: Dealcoholized
Evidence status: Documented
Method: Melon de Bourgogne wine vinified conventionally then dealcoholized (producer range described as vin désalcoolisé)
Sources
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