Denis Meunier – Vouvray Silex (750ml)
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Wine Type
White Wine
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Size
750ml
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Vintage
2023
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Country
France
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Region
Loire Valley
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Sub-Region
Vouvray
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Grape
Chenin Blanc
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Farming Method
OrganicAll of our products that are tagged with the term Organic are either organic certified or organic practicing. Learn More
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ABV
12.5%
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Food Pairing
Pork DumplingsChickenSeafood
Tasting Notes
This wine is made with the intention of preserving the tradition of crisp, light, classic expressions of Vouvray. Bright citrus and tree fruit aromas give way to a lively dense palate with lots of tension, ripe fruit and minerality. The wine is finished in the style vignerons here call sec tendre, with a few grams of residual sugar to balance acidity and enhance the pure and irrepressible vivacity of the fruit. It shows exceptional balance and is a well suited wine for dishes that contain any fruit or a hint ot sweetness; pork chops and apple sauce, honey glazed ham or a cheese course with chutneys.
Method
Vernou-sur-Brenne, where the Meunier vineyards are clustered just south of a small Loire tributary, is one of 8 villages in the Vouvray AOC. Most of the domaine’s 13 hectares of old-vine Chenin Blanc are planted on south-facing slopes of varying steepness.
This wine is made from Chenin Blanc sourced from vines with an average age of 25 years. The grapes are not botrytis affected. It is pressed slowly, at a low pressure, is cold stabilized, and undergoes a long, cool alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel. Once the fermentation is over, the wine is racked and aged on the fine lees, receiving battonage when necessary.
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