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Domaine de la Roche Fleurie, Vouvray Brut
Year
NV
NV
Varietal
Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Style
Crisp
Crisp
Origin
France
France
Pairing
Vegetables
Vegetables
$24.00 $20.40 per bottle
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Origin
Vouvray, a two-hour drive southwest of Paris, is one of the
Loire Valley’s 87 officially recognized wine appellations.
Located just east of Tours, the Vouvray region sits on the
north side of the Loire River, which flows over 600 miles
to the Atlantic Ocean from its source in southern France.
Due to the region’s finicky northern climate, the wine
style here can vary greatly from year to year. In warmer
vintages, more sweet wine is produced, while in cooler
years production shifts toward drier offerings, including
sparkling Vouvray. Pairings
This wine will generally work in any
situation where a dry sparkling would
be appropriate. Obviously well-suited
as a palate-cleansing aperitif, this crisp
sparkling Chenin Blanc also has broad
applications with food. A natural
companion to dishes featuring highacid
ingredients, such as salads with a
vinegar- or citrus-based dressing, this
wine can also serve as a spectacular
counterpoint to rich cream and butter
sauces. It also pairs beautifully with
fried foods, especially shrimp and
vegetable tempura.Serve chilled (47°F).
Winemaker
After his father’s death in 2006,
Young Sébastien Brunet assumed control
of Domaine de la Roche Fleurie
and quickly achieved rock-star status
among the Loire Valley establishment
and around the world. Brunet owns
37 acres of Chenin Blanc, all of which
are located on the outskirts of the tiny
village of Chançay, where he recently
carved a new cellar into the same
chalky limestone (tuffeau) used as the
building blocks of the more than 300
chateaux that dot the surrounding
countryside. One of only six organic
grape growers in the appellation,
Brunet works his parcels by hand,
employing only natural vine and soil
treatments. The Wine
The Vouvray appellation is all about
Chenin Blanc, which has grown
admirably in the region since the
fourth century. In a typical vintage, 60
percent of of the harvest is made into
still wine and 40 percent into sparkling,
and wine styles can range from
bone-dry to treacly sweet. A byproduct
of 30-year-old vines planted in silexrich
clay soils, the mouthwatering
Domaine de la Roche Fleurie Vouvray
Brut is an exercise in elegance,
transparency, crispness and minerality.
Complex but understated renditions of
apple, citrus blossom and honeycomb
emerge from a distant backdrop of
fresh pear, almond and stone. Recently Viewed :
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