Domaine de l'Ecu (Guy Bossard)

Ange Pinot Noir

9.388 ratings
9.326 pro ratings
Loire Valley, France
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Wow. I love this wine. Such a sick Pinot. Nose of tangy cherry fruit, cranberry, spice, incredible purity, palate is sweet and energetic with terrific sour cherry fruit and so much minerality and freshness. Drinks like great German Spätburgunder. Very complex. So fine with elegant tannins but they are substantial. So silky and sweet. This is outstanding and the freshest most complex vintage yet. What a finish.

Wow. I love this wine. Such a sick Pinot. Nose of tangy cherry fruit, cranberry, spice, incredible purity, palate is sweet and energetic with terrific sour cherry fruit and so much minerality and freshness. Drinks like great German Spätburgunder. Very complex. So fine with elegant tannins but they are substantial. So silky and sweet. This is outstanding and the freshest most complex vintage yet. What a finish.

Aug 10th, 2019
Joe Hirsch

Pays Nantais Pinot Noir: profound. Believe it. This is the future. This needs to be in the U.S. now.

Pays Nantais Pinot Noir: profound. Believe it. This is the future. This needs to be in the U.S. now.

2 people found it helpfulNov 26th, 2014
Bernard Chan

Bernard had this 10 years ago

Bernard had this 10 years ago

2 people found it helpfulJun 25th, 2014
Andrew Wyse

Co-owner Klima Weinhandler

9.5

Fuck yes!!!

Fuck yes!!!

1 person found it helpfulNov 7th, 2016
Brandon Carneiro

Co-founder & CEO SommSelect.com

9.5

Holy crap. This was amazing. Biodynamic Pinot from Pay Nantais. Insane! 2012 vintage.

Holy crap. This was amazing. Biodynamic Pinot from Pay Nantais. Insane! 2012 vintage.

1 person found it helpfulJun 14th, 2015
Alex Halberstadt

Amazing.

Amazing.

1 person found it helpfulNov 26th, 2014
Scott Wren

Loire Pinot? Biodynamic. A bit austere.

Loire Pinot? Biodynamic. A bit austere.

Oct 17th, 2016
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.6

Cherry pit, kool aid, bubble gum, band aid, earthy, mildly floral. Don't understand the great ratings here. Maybe a bad vintage?

Cherry pit, kool aid, bubble gum, band aid, earthy, mildly floral. Don't understand the great ratings here. Maybe a bad vintage?

Jul 10th, 2016
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Domaime de l'Ecu Vin de France "ANGE" 2013 - 100% Pinot Noir aged in Amphora. Very pure and ripe nose. Black currant, red ruby cherry, delicious almost you can bite into the nose. Sweet fruit and very elegant palate and very suave tannins. Nice structure and a touch closed on the finish. Really sappy though and terrific freshness and purity. Almost high end Cote de Nuits texture.

After 2 hours this gets a richebourg like spice on the nose. I can't believe this is grown in vineyards for Muscadet. It makes no sense that this tastes this good. The palate has an ethereal heavy satin like texture and sappy enveloping red fruits. What an outstanding wine.

Domaime de l'Ecu Vin de France "ANGE" 2013 - 100% Pinot Noir aged in Amphora. Very pure and ripe nose. Black currant, red ruby cherry, delicious almost you can bite into the nose. Sweet fruit and very elegant palate and very suave tannins. Nice structure and a touch closed on the finish. Really sappy though and terrific freshness and purity. Almost high end Cote de Nuits texture.

After 2 hours this gets a richebourg like spice on the nose. I can't believe this is grown in vineyards for Muscadet. It makes no sense that this tastes this good. The palate has an ethereal heavy satin like texture and sappy enveloping red fruits. What an outstanding wine.

Jan 16th, 2016
Jean-Marie Robin

2013, vinifié en amphore et fûts, un grand pinot noir racé et élégant.

2013, vinifié en amphore et fûts, un grand pinot noir racé et élégant.

Aug 15th, 2015