Domaine de la Fontainerie, 2021 Vouvray, Brut Nature



Vintage

2021

Region

FranceLoire Valley

Appellation

Vouvray Brut Nature

Cuvée

Mêthode Traditionelle

Varietal

Chenin

Vinification

Aged in bottle before release, Estate grown grapes, Hand harvested, Indigenous yeast fermented, Unfined & Unfiltered

Soil Type

Chalky Limestone, Clay

As with the other “C” bottlings from this estate, the grapes for this cuvée are picked a bit more ripe than those for the other basic cuvées. When done for still wines, it tends to make for an off-dry wine, but when done for sparkling wine, combined with a lower dosage, the results are truly splendid. The richer body makes for more complexity while no dosage (Brut Nature) focuses the mineral lines and acidity to greater advantage.