The cellar

Top-rated Muscat

Every wine

The highest-rated Muscat bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

4.9 Alsace Marcel Deiss Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru Domaine Marcel Deiss 4.4 Penedes Avinyo Petillant Avinyo 4.4 Penedes Temps de Flors Sumarroca

Good value

Muscat under €25

The best-rated Muscat bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.4 Penedes Avinyo Petillant Avinyo 4.4 Penedes Temps de Flors Sumarroca 4.2 Alsace Hugel Gentil Famille Hugel 4.2 Alsace Josmeyer Fleur de Lotus Domaine Josmeyer

Region by region

Where Muscat is made

5 regions, with their best Muscat bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Muscat

Every cheese
Munster Our pick Alsace field blends, Riesling, Pinot Gris and other noble grapes planted together, join Pinot Gris body to Riesling acidity. Dry or off-dry, they stand up to Munster's pungent washed rind and soften its salt. Complanted field blend (Grand Cru and Premier Cru), Alsace: Marcel Deiss Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru · Marcel Deiss Mambourg Grand Cru · Marcel Deiss Schoenenbourg Grand Cru
Mató Our pick Mató is unsalted, milky and mild, and is eaten as a dessert with honey. This Muscat ancestral sparkling is off-dry at 6.5% alcohol, with white peach, lychee and a soft bubble, so it plays the part of the honey without overwhelming the curd. Muscat ancestral sparkling, off-dry, Penedes: Avinyo Petillant
Banon Our pick A Palette blanc, mostly Clairette raised a year on its lees in old foudres, is full-bodied and waxy with fennel and salted-nut notes, enough weight for Banon's woody, creamy paste without sharp acidity. Palette blanc, Provence: Chateau Simone Palette Blanc
Bibeleskäs Our pick A dry Alsace blend of several white grapes, fresh and fruity rather than weighty. Its acidity cuts the cream in a herby fromage blanc eaten cold with potatoes boiled in their skins. Edelzwicker, Alsace: Hugel Gentil

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