Community Tasting Notes 12

• jjct wrote:

  September 21, 2020 - Seems a bit faded; I remember enjoying this more when it was young. Still has l'Ecu's particular briny flavor; finishes short.

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• Bob H wrote:

  August 11, 2018 - Unlike the 2012 version, this wine at least has a passing resemblance to a Muscadet. There is a faint briny note on the nose, and a saline/quinine note on the palate. Still not convinced I would correctly identify the varietal here blind, but if you forget typicity, this is decent.

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• Bob H wrote:

  December 18, 2016 - Lighter colored than the 2012 version of this wine; nose has a distinct grassy note that I would associate more with a Sauvignon Blanc than a Muscadet.
  
  Decent acidity, and reasonable length on the finish - and definitely preferable to the glass I just had of the 2012. Still not something I would identify as Muscadet blind, but as a white wine, not bad.

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• Bob H Likes this wine:

  July 8, 2016 - Light yellow/bronze in the glass; a "grassy" nose that I would associate more with Sauvignon Blanc than Melon de Borgogne.
  
  Light-bodied, fresh and vibrant on the palate. Decent persistence. I am probably spoiled by Pepiere's "style" with Clos des Briords, and I tend to compare every Muscadet to that benchmark, but have to admit that while this is very different, and not necessarily what I would consider "classic" Muscadet, I do like this.

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• galenico Does not like this wine: 83 points

  April 1, 2015 - MASTER ESAGONALE FRANCIA; 1/14/2015-7/30/2015 (HOTEL WESTIN PALACE MILANO): Degustato alla cieca. Spezie erbacee pungenti, cloro e terra bagnata. E' lieve, compresso, quasi fragile nel dispiegare la sua aromaticità molto cangiante e verticale: dapprima iodato, alghe e brezza marina; poi un panino integrale rucola e crosta di parmigiano.
  Bocca carezzevole, ti spiazza!!
  Ha la stessa tensione aromatica spumosa e metallica del naso, ma la tattilità è molto più gentile, molto meno acida di quanto ci si sarebbe aspettati all' olfatto.
  Finale molto persistente, lieve, ma durevole giocato su toni minerali e amarognoli.
  Al momento vino poco concessivo, inespresso. Da attendere alcuni anni

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type White
• Producer Domaine de l'Ecu
• Varietal Melon de Bourgogne
• Designation Gneiss
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Pays Nantais
• Appellation Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine

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• In Cellars 7 (27%)
• Consumed 19 (73%)

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