2021 Domaine Vigneau-Chevreau Vouvray Cuvée Silex Sec, Loire Valley, France
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100% Chenin Blanc
'Silex' means flint in French and refers to the vineyard soil. Silex imparts a distinctive minerality into the wine. This Domaine is located in the heart of Vouvray, known for Chenin Blanc. Throughout the family's 5 generations in this region they've grown the estate from 5 to 33 hectares and even converted to biodynamic agriculture in 1995. They age their wines in a deep limestone cave. The wine is dry with notes of quince, apple and ripe citrus fruit. Because it ferments for two months in barrels and then matures in the tank on its lees for another 8 months or so, it develops a good balance of acidity and light residual sugar.
'Silex' means flint in French and refers to the vineyard soil. Silex imparts a distinctive minerality into the wine. This Domaine is located in the heart of Vouvray, known for Chenin Blanc. Throughout the family's 5 generations in this region they've grown the estate from 5 to 33 hectares and even converted to biodynamic agriculture in 1995. They age their wines in a deep limestone cave. The wine is dry with notes of quince, apple and ripe citrus fruit. Because it ferments for two months in barrels and then matures in the tank on its lees for another 8 months or so, it develops a good balance of acidity and light residual sugar.