Vouvray is each a area within the Loire Valley and a wine, identified for its excessive acidity drawn from the near-exclusive use of chenin blanc grapes. Glowing Vouvray nonetheless can be a factor, notably when cooler climate prevails. Right here’s a have a look at a pair of glowing Vouvrays to assist energy you thru your January festivities.
NV Domaine Nicolas Brunet Glowing Vouvray – Clear and toasty and really, very dry, with dominant notes of dried flowers and bitter melon. Inexperienced apple notes finally supply a pinch of fruit as they construct on the end, which is in any other case delicate with yeast and a spritz of fragrance. B+ / $32
2021 Domaine Vincent Careme Sparking Vouvray Plaisir Ancestral – Aromatically reminscent of Champagne, with a dry and yeasty nostril. A bready assault kicks issues off on the palate, the wine rapidly shifting gears to indicate off some extra uncommon fruit character — inexperienced figs, unripe pear, and a few gooseberry notes. Crisp and floral because it develops additional, the creamy bubbles assist to offset a light-weight, flinty bitterness on the end. Strong worth for what’s within the bottle. A- / $25
2021 Domaine Vincent Careme Sparking Vouvray Plaisir Ancestral
$25
