Vouvray Pétillant Brut Nature

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In the glass

Aroma: peach, citrus, white flowers, roasted almond

Palate: pear, lemon, fine mousse, chalk

Brut Nature sparkling Vouvray from organic Chenin Blanc on clay-limestone and clay with silex. Expressive nose with subtle roasted-almond aromas and great freshness.

What it pairs with

• Oysters with shallot mignonette Saline finish and shellfish brine align; the fine mousse refreshes between bites.More wines for oysters →
• Salmon tartare Raw fish meets the wine's citrus drive and mineral lift; chalky finish handles the soy.More wines for salmon →
• Crottin de Chavignol Loire goat cheese and brut-nature Vouvray; mineral lift handles the cheese's lactic tang.More wines for goat cheese →
• Smoked salmon canapés Smoke meets the wine's roasted-almond signature; high acid lifts cream cheese.More wines for salmon →

With cheese

Olivet Our pick Olivet is mild and milky with hay or mushroom notes. A dry sparkling Vouvray, light-bodied with high acidity and a fine bead, clears the soft paste between bites, and its mineral finish keeps the delicate flavour in view.

History

Carême's Brut Nature is bottled with zero dosage to express the purest face of the estate's Chenin Blanc. The cuvée draws from clay-limestone and clay-silex parcels.

1. 2005Pétillant Brut Nature established as the estate's sparkling flagship

Facts

Producer

Domaine Vincent Carême · visiting guide

Grapes

Chenin Blanc (100%)

Classification

Vouvray AOC

Oak

Méthode traditionnelle, aged on lees in bottle around 30 months, zero dosage

ABV

12.5%

Price

EUR 25 to 40 at retail

Drinking window

2-10 from vintage

First vintage

2005

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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