Contact
If we can be of any assistance please don't hesitate to contact us, or drop by the Rose & Crown during business hours:
email: roseandcrown@alderney.ws
phone: +44 (0) 1481 823414
fax: +44 (0) 1481 823615
The Rose & Crown Hotel
Le Huret,
Alderney
UK Channel Islands
Delivery on Alderney is free :-) we deliver Monday to Saturday between 10am and 1pm.
Please note that we cannot deliver off-island.
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Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Expression de Gneiss 05
Wine; vintage: 2005; ABV: 12%;A very fine wine from a great vintage, and the best Sevre et Maine region.
Lovely fresh lively crisp: fruity, litchi, mango and pinrapple. Good as
an aperitif, ideal with most fish, especially shellfish.
Grape varieties: Muscadet;
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country: France
region: Loire
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vintage: 2005
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Domaine de `Ecu
The Domaine de l`Ecu has been in the family for five generations. In 1975 the domaine produced biological wine exclusively. In 1992 M. Guy Bossard, the owner, started producing wine biodynamically (according to the phases of the moon) and from 1996 the whole wine production on this estate has been made this way, certified by the French controle body DEMETER.
They still use mules and a hand plough to work the rows, and natural manure as fertiliser. The grapes are hand picked. All their natural wines are bottled ``Sur Lie`` (straight off the lees) to capture freshness and fruit.
The domaine has 21 hectares under vines made up of Melon de Bourgogne for the Muscadet de Sevre et Maine, 2 hectares of Folle Blanche for the Gros Plant, 2 hectares of Cabernet for the Vin de Pays Rouge and one hectare of Chardonnay for their bottle fermented sparkling wine.
Domaine de l`Ecu is widely regarded as the best wine estate in Muscadet and has had very many top awards and accolades as
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