Domaine de l'Ecu, Muscadet Sevre et Maine, Orthogneiss

This is a spectacular wine and would fool anyone tasting this blind rich, ripe honeydew, stone fruit, Lemon peel, white flowers and crushed rocks. Very exotic and really showing amazing depth and complexity. Exceptional Muscadet

2016 vintage

Yellow apples, slightly creamy and nutty.

2016 vintage

I keep trying this producer and I keep getting disappointed. Lacks the fruit that a good Muscadet should have.

2016 vintage

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2010 vintage

Medium body. Went well with arctic char with tomato pesto.

2010 vintage

Reasonable for the area but not as sharp and crisp as I like a muscadet.

2010 vintage

Juste après avoir bu le 2010, j'ai eu la chance d'enchaîner le lendemain sur un 2009, qui s'est avéré assez différent, et étonnamment plus frais, plus acidulé, plus "muscadet". Iodé, salin et citronné, assez rond, il se termine par un joli pincement de vivacité, le tout plus rapidement et plus simplement que le 2010. Serait-il trop jeune? Finalement ce 2009 me semble plus classique et mieux représenter muscadet, mais pour ma part, 2010 à quelque chose en plus... L'amande, le …

2009 vintage

Après aération, ce muscadet (cuvée "orthogénisme" et non "expression d'orthogneiss") nous a emballé: pur, long, rond et salin, il possède une finesse digne des grands vins français, et une allongé que lui envieraient bien des crus hors de prix. Si l'expression aromatique n'est pas spécialement exubérante, les notes fines d'iode, d'amande fraîche ou d'herbe, se mêlent au discret citron et Pierre a fusil. En fait ça se passe plus en bouche où le vin prend une dimension remarquable avec un …

2010 vintage

Paglierino intenso. Naso delicato, su note floreali (tiglio) e saline, con cenni di nespola, pesca gialla, artemisia. Fresco e sapido, ha inaspettata lunghezza su note di marzapane

2010 vintage

Went perfect with moules marinieres.

2010 vintage

Strong mineral notes. Bit lacking in acidity. Pleasing mouth feel. But again not as distinguished a bottle as others.

2010 vintage

Lush.

2010 vintage

Oddly less structured and angular, less vibrant acidity, than many Muscadet. Very nice stone and white floral notes. Drinks well. Lacks depth that would make it truly compelling.

2009 vintage

my last of 6 bottles nose - ocean breeze, lemon zest mouth - minerally, with nice acidity, a very sour unripe orange flavor on the midpalate and finish. nice wine that has its proper place - very hot day, or a superbly creamy pasta dish that needs to be put in its place. for a stand alone quaffer, however, somewhat meh.

2010 vintage

Fleeting aromas of damp rock. Rich mouthfeel. A little hot. Needs further bottle age?

2010 vintage

Alcohol : 12% Breathing for 2hrs in the bottle. Refreshing honey lemon aromas along with intense almond nuttiness and mineral. This is not sharp nor acidic at all. Rounded with good fruits showing at the entry and mid palate. Getting drier and more precise toward the finished and lingering with a touch of spiciness and intense mineral tone. Very good Muscadet that showing great mineral and brightness.

2010 vintage

Delicate and ethereal--too subtle for me.

2010 vintage

Vin très minérale et originale. Bel accord avec les huitres! Nez sur la craie. En bouche, salin et coquillage, longueur moyenne.

2009 vintage

Another nice example of Muscadet with good balance

2010 vintage

Another nice Muscadet

2010 vintage

A very decent Muscadet that was a very good representative of this area

2010 vintage

tasted at cellar then room temp nose - pit fruit, peach, floral, almond mouth - clean high accented pit fruit flavors that are juicy mouthwatering crisp and to the point. or as evan said enough fruit to know it comes from fruit, but not more. great minerality. after many bottles this is the first time really drinking most of this at a warmer temp, and while prev i commented to drink cold, i changed my mind i think it shows …

2010 vintage

A bit tight out of the bottle, it really opened up after an hour or so. Classic basis of minerality with a zesty nose and palate of lemon, lemon oil and bright pear. Clean stone fruit, it had. Great dichotomy between purity and mineral driven complexity. Would be amazing with oysters and shellfish...

2009 vintage

Such a fabulous wine. Needs loads of air and time to come into its own, with shocking angularity, stony, mineral lime fruit. Fabulous.

2009 vintage

Nice light summer drinking wine with a light lunch

2010 vintage

Nose - very light. Almost muted Mouth - very restrained, good minerality. Possibly fennel or something else herbally, but overall this is clean crisp and should be served very chilled

2010 vintage

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (Chapitre 20, 75004 Paris) : Explose en bouche. Bon+

2009 vintage

Dinner at Wild Rocket (Wild Rocket, Singapore) : Wow. This was so much better than the last time round. Properly chilled and paired with a lovely coconut and greens salad, it really soared. It a nice, but unspectacular Muscadet nose, with chalky mineral, seashell and yeast amidst some white fruit and lime notes. I loved the palate though. With the salad, it had all those lovely chalk, and flinty shellfish and saline seaside notes that I love with a Muscadet, …

2010 vintage

Top of the cream of Muscadet. It is also more versatile, pairing well with a wider variety of seafood and fish based dishes. Creamy, round , floral, saline... delicious, and I would like to know what would happen to it with more bottle age.

2010 vintage

Ce vin possède une robe d’un jaune doré avec des reflets blancs très brillants. Au nez nous y découvrons des arômes d’agrumes (zeste), de pierre à fusil (côté minéral), du gingembre ainsi qu’un petit côté herbacé. En bouche, le vin est assez droit avec une belle acidité. Nous percevons facilement la minéralité apportée par le terroir. Il y a une certaine amertume en fin de bouche qui peut ne pas plaire à tout le monde. Ceci pourrait parfaitement accompagner les …

2009 vintage

Asher's First Month Party (Momiji Japanese Buffet) : Second bottle in quick sucession, this was a bit under-served by the dinky glasses we had, but still showed pretty well. The nose seemed rather more flinty and seashelly than on the previous bottle - something that I liked - but there was still an obvious ripeness in its white fruit and sweet flower scents, something that was picked up by the palate too. Here, the wine came across as very ripe, …

2010 vintage

Dinner at Pavilion Paradise (Pavilion Paradise, MBFC) : First real world test (outside of tasting settings), and this showed pretty well. Again, there was an inmpression of sweetness on the nose, with ripe scents of white fruit, some apple flesh and a bit of melon on a bed of earthy, chalky mineral. The creamily textured palate was also rather ripe, but this time it was noticeably marked by lots bright, juicy citrus acidity and its sweet white fruit notes where …

2010 vintage

2010 Muscadet and Burg Tasting (Artisan Cellars, Palais Renaissance) : A solid little Muscadet - this delivers superb value at its price-tag. It had a tightish nose when first poured, with rather unremarkable notes of fleshy white fruit with some ripe tropical hints and just a little flinty seashell edge. It opened up just a bit with time, to show some flowers and a touch of spice. Nice enough, but never quite expressive. It was the palate that impressed me. …

2010 vintage

Mostly Old-World Weekend; 9/20/2012-9/22/2012 (Woodley and Cleveland Parks) : Light straw color. Very tropical on the nose, with honey, papaya and mango, but somehow its still really bright. Very creamy on the palate with intense acid. Lots of body, but tons of minerals and acid for balance. Very impressive stuff that would be great to taste again in ten years.

2010 vintage

great with steamed mussels, a good muscadet, but not memorable.

2009 vintage

Typically not a muscadet man, but this wine is vibrant, crisp fresh, herbal, mineral, slightly briny. Not giving away a ton on the nose but still fresh and lemony.

2009 vintage

not much by itself at the moment the wine provides excellent pairing with smoked turbot.

2009 vintage

Not my favorite Muscadet. Young? Not ready!? It ain't much at the moment.

2009 vintage

more enjoyable than a previous bottle

2009 vintage

Very young, shut, no nose to speak of. Let's hope it gets better in 5 years.

2009 vintage

Couleur Jaune pâle, texture fluide. Un nez ouvert, mais simple. Pommes vertes, miel, notes nébuleuses florales et légèrement minérales, par contre un peu d’alcool et de levures. Une attaque franche et droite, une acidité vive, et des goûts conséquents avec le nez. Structure filiforme, mince, aérienne et svelte. Les levures reviennent en rétro-olfaction. Cépage difficile, un vin tendu. Peut-être avantagé avec des huîtres ou autres coquillages.

2009 vintage

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