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• ablegrape Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 10, 2021 - This is really singing at the moment. Pear, anise, and licorice. Wide open but long and wonderfully focused, with plenty of acidity. (Much prefer this to the less taut ‘14 Orthogneiss, from my memory of the last bottle.) Brilliant with oysters, for a clichéd pairing. Great now but wouldn’t be surprised to see it last another 5-10.

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• Harley1199 Likes this wine:

  October 4, 2018 - By the glass. From vines over fifty years old that grow on granitic soils. Delicious in both, palate and nose. Fresh and menthol. Fruity. Tense and mineral with a saline finish.
  
  Por copas. De viñas de mas de cincuenta años que crecen en suelos graníticos. Delicioso en ambos, paladar y nariz. Fresco y mentolado. Frutal. Tenso y mineral con un final a iodo.

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• drwine2001 wrote:

  October 22, 2017 - Pale. Herbal nose. Light, brisk, and stony. Uncompromising.

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• JKelly05 Likes this wine:

  July 24, 2017 - Pale yellow.
  Soaring acid, salinity, chalky, minerals, clean and crisp.
  Summer day guzzler.

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• Loren Sonkin wrote: 90 points

  June 17, 2017 - Friday at the LWS (Terre Rouge and others); 6/17/2017-6/19/2017 (Colonial Beverage, Chesterland Ohio): Always one of my favorites from Muscadet and a great value. Light golden in color. The nose is crushed shells, minerals and slightly chalky. Perhaps an essence of pears. Its not about the fruit though. On the palate, this is mineral driven. Nice balance. Food friendly. Nice finish. Around $20 IIRC, nice value.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type White
• Producer Domaine de l'Ecu
• Varietal Melon de Bourgogne
• Designation Granite
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Pays Nantais
• Appellation Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine

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• In Cellars 78 (32%)
• Consumed 163 (68%)

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