
Vouvray Wine Touraine, France
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An important white wine appellation in the Touraine and one of the top in all of the Loire, Vouvray uniquely specializes in a wide range of styles from dry to sweet, and still to sparkling, each with its own definitive character. Vouvray is almost always 100% Chenin blanc (however up to 5% Menu Pineau is theoretically allowed but not often used).
Vouvray is also the name of a pretty little town just east of Tours on the northern bank of the Loire—its vineyards surround it to the northeast. Houses and cellars are carved out of the local tuffeau, a chalky or sandy, fine-grained limestone. Vineyards inhabit clay and gravel topsoil over tuffeau on the plateau, the best of which have a slight slope with a southerly aspect.
Chenin blanc’s high acidity and natural adaptability allow it to produce a wide range of styles with enormous success. Styles under the Vouvray name include sparkling, both Brut and Demi-Sec and still: Sec (dry) and Tendre (off-dry) as well as Demi-Sec (noticeably sweet), Moelleux (very sweet) and Liquoreaux (botrytized). Most can age about five years but the best quality versions will continue to improve over decades.
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Sauvion Vouvray 2020Chenin Blanc from Vouvray, Touraine, Loire, France
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Chateau de Montfort Vouvray 2020Chenin Blanc from Vouvray, Touraine, Loire, France
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Domaine Vincent Careme Vouvray Spring 2019Chenin Blanc from Vouvray, Touraine, Loire, France
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Domaine Vincent Careme Vouvray Le Clos 2019Chenin Blanc from Vouvray, Touraine, Loire, France
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Domaine Huet Vouvray Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec 2020Chenin Blanc from Vouvray, Touraine, Loire, France
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La Craie Vouvray 2018Chenin Blanc from Vouvray, Touraine, Loire, France
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Champalou Vouvray Brut Methode TraditionnelleNon-Vintage Sparkling Wine from Vouvray, Touraine, Loire, France
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