Loire Valley
Mephisto - 2020 - Fred Niger
Domaine de l'Ecu
Flattering, round, and expressive nose,with notes of blackberries, strawberries, redcurrants, white pepper. A smooth attack, the mid-palate is taut yet charming, tannins still tight yet velvety. Excellent volume, rich, deep, delicate, chiselled fruit, notes of sweet spices. Worth decanting.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 12 %
- To drink from
- 2026 to 2035
- rock’n’roll
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A 100% natural Cabernet Franc, from vines grown biodynamically and planted on a 0.8 parcel, that was formerly used to make the estate’s sparkling wines. South-East exposure, the subsoil of this terroir is granite. Manual harvest and yields around 30 hl/ha. Reception of harvest by gravity, destemming, 12 days in vats, fermentation thanks to the indigenous yeasts, aged in amphorae for 15 months. No fining, no filtration, no sulphur added.

Fred Niger
Fred bought Domaine de l'Écu in 2010, with its perfect soils cultivated organically since 1972, then certified biodynamic by DEMETER in 1998. He’s been collaborating with Guy Bossard since 2014, the master of Muscadet. The pairing is simply miraculous. Fred, a novice at winegrowing but an unparalleled taster, knows exactly what he wants and what he intends to do for wine in the Muscadet....
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