Denis Meunier – Vouvray Silex (750ml)

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.