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The story of our estate begins around 1850 with François CHAMPAULT who set up in Champtin, a little winegrower village near Sancerre. The estate has grown...
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Today, we speak with Frédéric Niger Van Herck, who works with Guy Bossard, a fifth generation winemaker, at Domaine de l’Ecu. Here, they craft Muscadet with expressive minerality using organic and biodynamic farming practices.
In describing the white wines of the Loire, you’ve often heard us use terms like “flinty”, “chalky” and “minerality.” Have you been scratching your head, wondering what exactly we mean by that?
Wine experts have long agreed that minerals in vineyard soils show up in the glass. This is certainly true in the Loire, where wines are often described as having aromas of flint, chalk, and graphite.