Rhône Valley
Pax - 2017 - Fred Niger
Domaine de l'Ecu
A nose of Morello cherries, liquorice, flowers, and pepper.... Palate: a structured and generous juice, with lovely roundness, with aromas of blackcurrant and violet, and a long, vivacious finish.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 13.5 %
- To drink from
- 2022 to 2025
- rock’n’roll
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A blended cuvée, 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache Noir, made in collaboration with Domaine Terre Forte in the Rhône (10 km north of Avignon). The vines are farmed organically on the southeast facing plot of Le Mas de Reynaud, which has clay-limestone soils with blue marl covering a total of 1.5 ha. Harvesting is done by hand, and the grapes are received at the winery by gravity, then destemmed, followed by 10 days of maceration with indigenous yeasts, and 9 months maturation in 800-litre amphorae. Bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphites.

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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