Domaine de L'Ecu - Expression de Gneiss 2010
Rating: RVF 15.5/20, Bettane & Desseauve 15.5/20 (Ready to drink now)
Expression de Gneiss is an elegant white wine with notes of orchard fruit, citrus, almond, white flowers, honeysuckle, and jasmine. The minerality is pronounced, and the texture is dense and smooth. A powerful and intense wine on the mid-palate, with a distinct liveliness. A beautifully crafted bottle!
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Eye
Crystal-clear color, white gold
Nose
Elegant notes of orchard fruit, citrus, hints of almond, white flowers, honeysuckle, and jasmine, with pronounced mineral notes
Palate
The texture is dense and smooth; the wine is powerful and intense on the mid-palate, with a very pronounced mineral backbone. Its full body is balanced by a distinct liveliness.
Serve
at 9-11°C
Open
30 minutes before
Drink from
2013
Drink before
2016
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy it with a coriander-infused mussel soup, a pairing of andouille sausage and monkfish, or skate with capers and brown butter...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 3 stars (A high-quality product that serves as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Frédéric Niger Van Herck, driven by a passion for wine, continues to practice biodynamic viticulture on his 21 hectares. He masterfully crafts terroir-driven wines, named after the type of soil on which they are grown. Whether “expression-de-gneiss,” “expression-d’orthogneiss,” or “expression-de-granite,” these cuvées best express the natural character and elegant minerality of their terroir. The grand cuvées absolutely must age 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
Rated estate (2026 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
Frédéric Niger joined the estate in 2009 and benefited from the invaluable expertise of the iconic winemaker Guy Bossard, the former owner, until 2013. Since then, Frédéric has continued the vineyard’s organic (since 1975) and biodynamic (certified in 1998) practices and is committed to winemaking that is as natural as possible. The brilliance of the fruit and the genuine aromatic openness of his unpretentious wines reflect this commitment. Beyond the delightful Muscadets—Classic, Granite, Orthogneiss, and Taurus—the daring winemaker experiments with twenty-eight cuvées aged in amphorae and/or large oak casks and concrete tanks. These vibrant wines take us out of our comfort zone. Following an issue with the Muscadet appellation certification, the wines are now labeled as Vin de France.
Wine Enthusiast
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Customer rating
3.3/5
based on 24 reviews
Review by Mr. FREDERIC D. Published on March 1, 2017
The estate's wines are generally excellent
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Review by Mr. MOSI L. Published on October 23, 2013
Of course!!!
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Review by Mr. FRANK D. Published on August 24, 2013
A great white wine with great length and complexity. Floral and fruity, full-bodied and mineral: as someone who isn’t familiar with Muscadets, I was very pleasantly surprised by this exceptional wine!
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Review by Mr. AXEL G. Published on May 16, 2013
A hint of spice on the nose. Aromas of pear and white fruit, without being overly sweet. On the palate, it’s slightly rich (quite surprising to me, but very pleasant), with a touch of tension and a hint of salinity on the finish. This wine pairs beautifully with a seafood platter.
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Review by Mr. XAVIER M. Posted on May 5, 2013
Just drinkable.
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Review by Mr. ALAIN B. Published on November 21, 2020
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Review by Mr. LUDOVIC N. Published on 10/11/2019
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Review by Mr. DIDIER C. Published on April 28, 2018
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Review by Mr. PHILIPPE D. Published on April 23, 2018
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Review by Mr. LAURENT C. Published on 02/24/2016
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