Domaine de L'Ecu Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Expression de Granite 2009

Reviews

WA

“If you doubt Muscadet can be serious, taste the Muscadets de terroir from the Domaine de l'Ecu – they are fabulous. Although I neither tasted the whole range nor older vintages, I am pretty sure these extremely pure and mineral wines can age for many years and will become even more complex at 5 or 10 years old. Since his beginning in 1972, Guy Bossard has cultivated all his vineyards organically and, since 1998, is certified by Demeter with all his 22 hectares of vines. ‘I can only express the different soils of our vineyards when I work the soils,’ he says. As his successor, to whom he ‘will transfer the reigns slowly over several years,’ he chose Fred, a former information technologist who changed his life, but not his passion for great wines. As member of the group ‘Renaissance des Appellations,’ Guy and Fred aim ‘to restore the reputation of the vineyards of the Nantes region.’ ‘We produce dry white wines for keeping, which are at the same time crystal clear, of a great purity and impressed with an exacerbated minerality,’ they sum up their goals. There are three Muscadets de terroir – Gneiss, Orthogneiss and Granite – and some other highly interesting Vins de France made in amphorae with varieties such as Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir and – Melon de Bourgogne …. I'm deeply impressed by the wines I have had already and I am very much looking to visit the Domaine next year to see how Guy and Fred work, and how all of their wines taste – also when matured.”