Domaine de L'Ecu - Granite 2023
Loire
White
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Drink or Keep
91/100
RVF
-
91/100
Robert Parker
"A great way to showcase the Nantes terroir, to be enjoyed on any occasion!"
Granite 2023 presents an elegant nose of pronounced mineral notes, flint and citrus, with hints of salt. Crystal-clear and pure, the palate is slender, fat and complex, with great purity. Superb, long finish.
Features
Estate
Domaine de L'Ecu
Cuvée
Granite
Vintage
2023
Designation
Vin de France
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Melon de Bourgogne
Terroirs
Stony soil, two-mica granite subsoil, southwest-facing slopes
Viticulture
Organic since 1975 and biodynamic (Demeter since 1998)
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Gravity reception, pneumatic pressing, 100% indigenous yeast fermentation, no settling, no use of pumps.
Breeding
On lees in underground concrete tanks
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
White gold dress
Nose
Elegant, with pronounced mineral notes of flint, citrus and salt.
Mouth
Crystal-clear and pure, slender, fat and complex, combining mineral and citrus notes, with a beautiful finish and iodine persistence.
Serve
AT 10-11°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2034
Guard
Drink over 10 years
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with langoustine tartar, white fish sushi and sashimi, sea bass with oyster sauce and seaweed butter, scallop carpaccio, rosemary-grilled rabbit legs...
Domaine de L'Ecu
Vin de France
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Frédéric Niger Van Herck, driven by a passion for wine, continues to pursue biodynamic viticulture on his 21 hectares. He brilliantly vinifies cuvées de terroir, named according to the type of soil on which they are produced. Whether expression-de-gneiss, expression-d'orthogneiss or expression-de-granite, these cuvées best express the natural, elegant minerality of their terroir. It's essential that the great vintages mature in the cellar. The reds take a back seat.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (guide 2024) 91/100 (Vintage 2021) (Wonderful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated wine (guide 2025) 91/100 (Vintage 2022)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
Having joined the domaine in 2009, Frédéric Niger benefited from the invaluable knowledge of emblematic winemaker Guy Bossard, the previous owner, until 2013. Since then, Frédéric has continued to cultivate the vines organically (since 1975) and biodynamically (certified in 1998), and to make his wines as naturally as possible. This is reflected in the fruit brightness and sincere aromatic openness of his unpretentious wines. In addition to the delightful Muscadets Classic, Granite, Orthogneiss and Taurus, the daring winemaker is experimenting with twenty-eight cuvées aged in amphora and/or foudres and concrete vats. These lively wines take us out of our comfort zone. Following a problem with the Muscadet appellation, the wines are now claimed as Vin de France.
Wine Enthusiast
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
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