Domaine de la Fontainerie ‘Cuvée du Domaine’ Sec, Vouvray, Loire Valley, France 2023
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Family estate in Vouvray since 1712, run by Catherine Dhoye-Deruet since 1990. Six hectares in the Vallée Coquette, with cellars cut into the limestone beneath the Coteau de la Fontainerie. Her approach is minimal and vineyard-focused, and she is known for dry Vouvray as well as sparkling and sweeter styles.
- WINEMAKER: Catherine Dhoye-Deruet
- FARMING: Sustainably Farmed
- TERROIR: Vouvray AOC, Vallée Coquette, Loire Valley. Clay and limestone soils over tuffeau bedrock.
- VINIFICATION: Estate-grown, hand-harvested fruit. Indigenous yeast fermentation in barrel.
- AGING: Barrel aged.
- TASTING NOTES: Honey, straw and washed river stone on the nose, with orchard fruit underneath. The palate is taut and mineral, with a rounded mid-palate and a clean, saline finish.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Roast chicken, pork loin, sea bass, mushroom risotto, and soft or washed-rind cheeses.
Domaine de la Fontainerie ‘Cuvée du Domaine’ Sec, Vouvray, Loire Valley, France 2023
Regular price
$29.00
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Family estate in Vouvray since 1712, run by Catherine Dhoye-Deruet since 1990. Six hectares in the Vallée Coquette, with cellars cut into the limestone beneath the Coteau de la Fontainerie. Her approach is minimal and vineyard-focused, and she is known for dry Vouvray as well as sparkling and sweeter styles.
- WINEMAKER: Catherine Dhoye-Deruet
- FARMING: Sustainably Farmed
- TERROIR: Vouvray AOC, Vallée Coquette, Loire Valley. Clay and limestone soils over tuffeau bedrock.
- VINIFICATION: Estate-grown, hand-harvested fruit. Indigenous yeast fermentation in barrel.
- AGING: Barrel aged.
- TASTING NOTES: Honey, straw and washed river stone on the nose, with orchard fruit underneath. The palate is taut and mineral, with a rounded mid-palate and a clean, saline finish.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Roast chicken, pork loin, sea bass, mushroom risotto, and soft or washed-rind cheeses.