Domaine de L'Ecu - Gneiss 2015

Name: Domaine de L'Ecu - Gneiss 2015
Brand: Domaine de L'Ecu
Rating: 3.8 (9 reviews)

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine|White wine|Organic

Loire

White

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3.8/5 (9 customers)

15,5/20

RVF

14,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

A powerful, intense wine on the mid-palate, with an assertive vivacity. A bottle that perfectly reflects the Gneiss terroir!

Features

Estate

Domaine de L'Ecu

Cuvée

Gneiss

Vintage

2015

Designation

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Melon de Bourgogne

Terroirs

northwest-facing slopes, light soil, subsoil: Gneiss and altered Gneiss

Viticulture

certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

pneumatic pressing, 100% indigenous yeast fermentation

Breeding

on lees in underground vats for 10 months

Alcohol content

12 %

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

crystal-clear, white-gold colour

Nose

Elegant orchard fruit, citrus notes, hints of almond, notes of white flowers, honeysuckle and jasmine, pronounced mineral notes.

Mouth

Dense and suave, powerful and intense on the mid-palate, with a strong mineral structure. High volume counterbalanced by assertive vivacity.

Serve

at 9-11°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2021

Food and wine pairing

enjoy with mussel soup with coriander, a duo of andouille and monkfish, skate with capers and hazelnut butter...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated (2017 guide) 14.5/20 (Good wine)

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

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 (2018 guide) 15.5/20 (Good wine)

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 work the vines organically (since 1975) and biodynamically (certified in 1998), and is committed to the most natural winemaking 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)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 9 reviews