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UPC code: 7 84585 00616 8
2005 Domaine de l'Ecu, Muscadet, Expression d'Orthogneiss, Sur
Lie 12/750ml
100% Melon de Bourgogne sourced from a 2 hectare vineyard.
Sub-soil: orthogneiss
Yield: 50 hl/ha
Production: 555 cases
Well-balanced, clean with an elegant minerality, a fine and
rich texture. Good young but will improve over the 5-7 next
years.
"Bossard’s 2005 Muscadet
de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie Expression d’Orthogneiss smells
fascinatingly of roasted, salted peanuts, citrus zest, and
pungently musky flowers. With a tactile mineral sense of salt
and chalk infusing a mouthful of citrus, chicken stock and
peanut soup, this upholds the duty of all Muscadet to refresh
while serving as a mineral delivery device."
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Advocate # 172
(Aug
2007),
89 pts
"Light
gold. Intensely floral aromas of exuberant lemon and lime
zest, quince, pear and dusty minerals. Vibrant, zesty citrus
flavors are deepened by a note of floral honey, which adds
richness to this chewy, concentrated midweight. A clinging
note of quinine on the back adds further interest and
complexity. Finishes dry, energetic and very long."
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Mar/Apr 07),
90 pts
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UPC code: 7 84585 00616 8
2004
Domaine de l'Ecu,
Muscadet, Expression d'Orthogneiss, Sur Lie
12/750ml
"Light
gold. Bright, mineral-dominated citrus and green apple aromas
are sharpened by dusty mineral and fresh herb notes. Dry and
focused, with excellent depth to the ripe tangerine, peach and
fresh fig flavors. This is showing more depth and roundness
than the Granite bottling today, with more sweetness to the
peach and tangerine flavors. Exotic cherry pit and honeycomb
notes arrive on the deep, impressively long finish."
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Mar/Apr 07),
90 pts
"The Orthogneiss is almost identical in color,
clear straw with just a touch more yellowish hue. Sadly, the
hoped-for comparison of minerality is stymied by an offputting
volatile acidity in this bottle, "dusty" and
metallic high-toned aromatics that eventually blow off,
mostly, to reveal a somewhat more fruit-driven wine,
lemon-scented honeydew melons and currants cloaking a stony
minerality that's closer to slate than chalk. Singing acidity
and intriguing minerality make me want to like the wine, but
lingering volatility keeps intruding."
- Wine Lovers Page
FOOD MATCH: Muscadet's natural companion might
be perfectly fresh oysters on the half shell, unadorned except
for lemon. But it goes mighty well with just about all forms
of seafood and fish, and was well-matched with a simple dinner
of fresh cod baked with white wine and olive oil, parsley and
garlic.
Read Wine Lovers Page full article:
http://www.wineloverspage.com/wineadvisor1/tswa060424.phtml
National Retail Price:
$15.99 / bottle
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UPC code: 7 84585 00615 1
2005 Domaine de l'Ecu,
Muscadet, Expression de Granite, Sur Lie
12/750ml
100% Melon de Bourgogne sourced from a 3 hectare vineyard.
Soil: pebble stones / Sub-soil: granit
Yield: 40-45 hl/ha
Production: 555 cases
Citrus, pear and white flowers aromas on the nose. Well-balanced, fresh and
mineral, this rich and refreshing cuvée has a good ageing
potential ("Hermine d'Or" designation). Good young
but will improve over the 5-7 next years.
"L’Ecu’s 2005 Muscadet
de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie Expression de Granite is scented
with fresh lime, fennel, tangerine zest, and flowers.
Infectiously juicy, satiny in texture, expansively floral,
pungently zesty and herbal, and subtly honeyed, it finishes
with fascinating hints of iodine, oyster shell, and citrus
zest, yet always with juicy refreshment."
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Advocate # 172
(Aug
2007),
90 pts
"Light
gold. Wet stone, lanolin, beeswax, honey and yellow plum on
the nose, with a faint hint of licorice. Chewy, soil-driven
and medium-bodied, with deep, stony quince, pear and apple
flavors showing depth and power. Hardly typical Muscadet, this
has the texture and flavor profile of Savenierre, finishing
with dry, earthy notes, an oily, clinging texture and very
good length."
- Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Mar/Apr 07),
89 pts
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UPC code: 7 84585 00615 1
2004 Muscadet Sur Lie, Granit, Domaine de l'Ecu 12/750ml
"Green-gold.
Pretty floral-laced pear, white peach and quince on the nose,
with subtle mineral and lanolin accents. Surprisingly gentle
orchard fruit and orange flavors are lifted by an easygoing
minerality. Sneaky acidity and mineral tones on the back
tighten and focus the flavors through the spicy, long finish.
Lingering notes of juicy, fresh peach and floral honey add
depth and an impression of richness. A powerful, complex wine
that's delicious now but will also reward cellaring."
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Mar/Apr 07),
91 pts
National Retail Price:
$16.99 / bottle
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UPC
code: 7 84585 00432 4
N.V.
Domaine de l'Ecu, Cuvée Ludwig Hahn
12/750ml
45% Folle Blanche (Gros-Plant), 25% Chardonnay, 20% Melon
de Bourgogne (Muscadet), 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Soil: clayey, silicious / Sub-Soil: gneiss & orthogneiss
Grapes for this sparkling cuvée are hand harvested, pressed
lightly for first run juice and fermented "sur lie"
at low temperature using
indigenous yeasts. The finished still wine is fermented in the
bottle for a second time with champagne yeasts. It is then
left to age on the lees, or dead yeast, for at least a
year before shipping as finished sparkling wine. Its long
lasting bubbles are the
result of this second fermentation.
Complex, round, fruity and refreshing
sparkling with citrus-like
flavors and a full, fresh finish
that lingers. It is an excellent wine for celebrations and
festive meals.
To be consumed over the 2 next years.
National Retail Price:
$18.99 / bottle
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