Domaine de l'Ecu (Guy Bossard)
Expression de Granite Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Melon de Bourgogne
Sèvre-et-Maine, Pays Nantais, Loire Valley, France
Pretty sure we tasted Guy Bossard’s 2009s in barrel in January of 2011, we were WAY late for our appointment that day (drove 90 minutes in the morning from our B&B near Chinon, started at Luneau-Papin, then lunch (which took seemingly forever), which in turn made us late for our visit to Marc Ollivier at Domaine de La Pepiere. After a great (albeit long) visit with Marc, he was then kind enough to call Guy for us to tell him the 3 idiot Americans who were his 4:00 pm appointment would hopefully make it by 5:00-5:30 pm. Guy was nothing if forgiving and gracious, he had a young Dutch gentleman there when we arrived, Fred Niger, who we found out later was in negotiations to buy Domaine de l’Ecu from Guy, which DID happen (and Fred and his wife still own the estate). Domaine de l’Ecu had already been biodynamic for some time (and remains so), and was maybe the first of the Muscadet producers to do so (???). This wine, the top end Granite cuvée, is still quite alive, but it’s time to drink up. Fun times wine tasting in Muscadet in January of 2011!!!
Pretty sure we tasted Guy Bossard’s 2009s in barrel in January of 2011, we were WAY late for our appointment that day (drove 90 minutes in the morning from our B&B near Chinon, started at Luneau-Papin, then lunch (which took seemingly forever), which in turn made us late for our visit to Marc Ollivier at Domaine de La Pepiere. After a great (albeit long) visit with Marc, he was then kind enough to call Guy for us to tell him the 3 idiot Americans who were his 4:00 pm appointment would hopefully make it by 5:00-5:30 pm. Guy was nothing if forgiving and gracious, he had a young Dutch gentleman there when we arrived, Fred Niger, who we found out later was in negotiations to buy Domaine de l’Ecu from Guy, which DID happen (and Fred and his wife still own the estate). Domaine de l’Ecu had already been biodynamic for some time (and remains so), and was maybe the first of the Muscadet producers to do so (???). This wine, the top end Granite cuvée, is still quite alive, but it’s time to drink up. Fun times wine tasting in Muscadet in January of 2011!!!
Jul 10th, 2026This is surprisingly more oxidized and seemingly older and more evolved than the 2009 Bossard “Orthogneiss” Muscadet opened earlier, bottle variation, I suppose??
This is surprisingly more oxidized and seemingly older and more evolved than the 2009 Bossard “Orthogneiss” Muscadet opened earlier, bottle variation, I suppose??
Apr 10th, 2023More evolved than the 2009 Orthogneiss, honeyed and floral aromas and flavors, this seems mature, very good, but not great.
More evolved than the 2009 Orthogneiss, honeyed and floral aromas and flavors, this seems mature, very good, but not great.
Aug 25th, 2022
Delicious! Need to get more. 2009 vintage quite ready to drink
Delicious! Need to get more. 2009 vintage quite ready to drink
Jun 27th, 2014
