Orthogneiss 2023 - Domaine de l'Ecu

Orthogneis - Domaine De L'Ecu

The Orthogneiss is a fresh white wine made from 100% Melon de Bourgogn grapes, typical grape of the western area of ​​the Loire. The vineyards, which have an average age of 50, are bred with biodynamic methods and are found on land with a metamorphic subgrade of orthogneiss. Grape harvest is manual, and after soft pressing, fermentation takes place with only natural yeasts. Refinement continues on the fine lees in underground cement vats. Muscadet Expression d'Orthogneiss is a dry white wine with a golden yellow color. The nose is characterized by aromas of yellow-fleshed fruit, flint and mineral notes. In the mouth it is sapid, of great depth and freshness. It closes on a final played on citrus fruits.

Service

We taste it at a temperature of 8/10 ° in tulip goblets. Wine to drink immediately but leave a few years to rest in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairings

The Orthogneis fits perfectly with the seafood, to try with a plateau of belon oysters.

Cellar: Domaine de l'Ecu

Guy Bossard is a man of a few words but of so many facts, hands and face bring the signs of the days spent working in the vineyard. Its cellar is located in Muscadet Sèvre and Maine, a few miles from Nantes, famous for producing fresh and light wines with the best combination of oysters. Guy Bossard cultivates 21 hectares of vineyards, 16 of which are planted in Melon de Bourgogne, two hectares of Cabernet and Chardonnay and the remaining ones in Fole Blanche. It cultivates its vineyards in organic culture since 1975 and 1992, moving to the biodynamic regime, with the elimination of any chemical substance and the use of preparations such as cow's milk powder and macerated flowers. It is not uncommon to see him, in younger vineyards, use his horse to plow land. The land on which its vineyards stand are composed of three different geological formations: Gneiss, Orthogneiss and Granite, which give the name to Guy Bossard's wines. The grapes are vinified separately to ensure the extraordinary minerality of the different terroirs. Guy Bossard's wines are far from Muscadet stereotypes, but structured, deep and mineral