Description
, there is also Pinot Noir – and what a Pinot Noir this ‘Ange’ cuvée is, combining grace, vigour and sensuality. The attack is silky, blending power and delicacy. The fruit is vibrant, with notes of ripe black fruits, blackberry, blue flowers, violet and spices. The finish lingers elegantly. Give it time to develop and store this bottle quietly in your cellar for a few years. It will then be a real delight to serve with veal sweetbreads or lamb navarin.
Frédéric Niger’s recommendation
“A certain idea of elegance, a wine that loves good company, that loves to sing and laugh… This Pinot Noir is surprising and captivating. The Loire Valley takes centre stage in this bottle, so simply share it, without fuss or fanfare, with your closest friends.”
Tasting notes for the Ange cuvée from Domaine de l’Ecu
Silky attack, great complexity combining power and delicacy, vibrant fruit with ripe black berries, intense notes of blackberry, blue flowers and violet, and delicate hints of spice. Long finish.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
- Soils: …
- Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
- Farming: Organic and Biodynamic
- Certified Organic since 1975
- Demeter biodynamic certification since 1998
- Biodyvin biodynamic certification since 2014
- Work: ploughing and scarifying the soil. Green pruning.
- Harvest: 100% manual. Grapes received by gravity, no pumps used.
- Yield: around 30 hl/ha
- Vinification: short vatting period: 7 to 10 days, whole bunches. Pneumatic pressing. Fermentation 100% with indigenous yeasts. No fining, no filtration.
- Ageing: without added SO2 in amphorae for 12 to 18 months.
What to eat with the Pinot Noir Ange from Domaine de l’Ecu?
- Grilled salmon with teriyaki and shiitake sauce
- Chicken fillets with thyme and garlic
- Bluefin tuna sashimi, beef carpaccio
- Duck breast
- Squab, broad beans and peas in their own juices
- Japanese fondue: Nabe Sukiyaki (mild soy broth)
- Risotto with mushrooms and truffles
- Veal sweetbreads, lamb navarin
- Tuna steak, crisp vegetables and soy sauce emulsion
- Simply a fine cut of grilled beef
