Vouvray Moelleux Goutte d'Or

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In the glass

Aroma: intense botrytis, honey, saffron, candied apricot

Palate: preserved apricot, honey, candied citrus, spice

Foreau's most rarefied Moelleux. Produced only five times in the domaine's century-long history (1947, 1990, 2011, 2015, 2020).

What it pairs with

• Foie gras with quince Botrytis honey and quince meet duck-liver richness; saffron lifts the candied fruit.More wines for foie gras →
• Tarte fine aux abricots Apricot-on-apricot between dessert and wine; high acid keeps the pairing from cloying.More wines for fruit tarts →
• Aged Roquefort Mature blue cheese salt meets intense botrytis sweetness; spice and honey echo umami.More wines for blue cheese →
• Saffron-spiced rice pudding Cuvée's saffron aromatic locks onto dessert; honey-apricot profile handles dairy.More wines for pasta, pizza and risotto →

With cheese

Crottin de Chavignol Our pick A fully aged crottin turns dry, crumbly and strongly nutty. A sweet Loire Chenin, made from late-picked or nobly rotten grapes, sets honeyed richness and its own high acidity against that concentration and salt.

History

Goutte d'Or means 'drops of gold'. Foreau has bottled the cuvée only five times in the domaine's century of existence: 1947, 1990, 2011, 2015 and 2020.

1. 1947First vintage of Goutte d'Or bottled
2. 1990Second Goutte d'Or bottling, 43 years after the first
3. 2020Most recent Goutte d'Or bottling, the fifth in the cuvée's history

Facts

Producer

Domaine du Clos Naudin (Philippe Foreau) · visiting guide

Grapes

Chenin Blanc (100%)

Classification

Vouvray AOC

Oak

Vinified and aged in older oak demi-muids, no new oak, around 24 months on lees

ABV

11.5%

Price

EUR 250 to 600 at retail

Drinking window

20-80 from vintage

First vintage

1947

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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