Domaine de L'Ecu - Taurus 2022
93/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
"A rare, exceptional vintage that brings out the best in Melon de Bourgogne! To be enjoyed among connoisseurs."
"Aged for two years, half in amphorae and half in casks, Taurus 2022 shows ambition. With a deep white melon color, slightly cloudy but no matter, it offers a dynamic, invigorating flavor profile and a surprising character that is both smooth and solid, carried by a gentle bitterness." (Le Guide RVF 2025).
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Eye
Soft wheat color
Nose
Elegant with pronounced mineral notes, citrus (lemon and grapefruit), delicate notes of white flowers, dried fruit, almond, and toasted notes.
Mouth
Impressive roundness, balanced and slender with a delicate acidity, beautiful complexity combining notes of orchard fruits, pear, apricot, rhubarb, and licorice, with a long finish of white pepper.
Serve
Decant at 11-12°C
Open
At least 2 hours before
Drink before
2031
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with langoustine tartare, scallop carpaccio, asparagus with mousseline sauce, sweetbreads, prawn risotto with aged Parmesan, or cheeses such as Pont Lévêque, Livarot, Maroilles, Epoisses, and Mont-d'or.
Bettane & Desseauve
3-star rating (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Frédéric Niger Van Herck, driven by a passion for wine, continues to pursue biodynamic farming on his 21 hectares. He brilliantly vinifies terroir wines, named after the type of soil on which they are produced. Whether expression-de-gneiss, expression-d'orthogneiss or expression-de-granite, these wines perfectly express the natural character and elegant minerality of their terroir. The great wines absolutely must be aged in the cellar. The reds are more reserved.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2024 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rating (2025 guide) 93/100 Favorite
Rated estate (2026 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good-quality wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About wine:
Aged for two years, half in amphorae and half in casks, Taurus 2022 shows ambition. That of a deep white melon, slightly cloudy but no matter, it offers a dynamic of invigorating flavors, a surprising character that is both smooth and solid, carried by a gentle bitterness.
About the estate:
Frédéric Niger arrived at the estate in 2009 and benefited from the invaluable knowledge of the iconic winemaker Guy Bossard, the former owner, until 2013. Since then, Frédéric has continued the organic (since 1975) and biodynamic (certified in 1998) cultivation of the vines and is committed to winemaking that is as natural as possible. The brightness of the fruit and the sincere aromatic openness of his unpretentious wines are evident. Beyond the delightful Classic, Granite, Orthogneiss, and Taurus Muscadets, the daring winemaker experiments with twenty-eight cuvées aged in amphorae and/or large oak casks and concrete vats. These wines, full of vitality, take us out of our comfort zone. Following a problem with the Muscadet appellation approval, the wines are now classified as Vin de France.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
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