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2021 Vouvray, Plaisir Ancestral, Domaine Vincent Carême, Loire

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Chenin Blanc
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Rebecca Gibb MW
87/100
Product: 20211368253

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2021 Vouvray, Plaisir Ancestral, Domaine Vincent Carême, Loire

Description

Made in the ancestral method, this Vouvray is a serious, complex and vinous expression that starkly contrasts mass-produced sparkling Vouvray. The nose is wonderfully complex with notes of green apple, wet wool, brioche, vanilla pod and cinnamon. The palate is initially generous and creamy, keenly balanced by a bright thread of acidity. The fruit profile is reminiscent of apple crumble, with touches of crushed chalk providing a mouth-watering finish—a delicious and characterful sparkling wine with a fine, elegant mousse.

Adam Bruntlett, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Chenin Blanc
Body Full Bodied
Producer Vincent Carême

Critics reviews

Rebecca Gibb MW 87/100

The 2021 Plaisir Ancestrale is a lively, bouncy number with an assertive fizz. Very dry, racy and crisp, it skips with its floral and apple fruit fragrance and hint of lees-derived pastry. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and nor should you.

Domaine Vincent Carême is one of the appellation’s leading lights. Starting in 1999, Vincent Carême was a member of the younger generation implementing what was viewed as artisanal ideas in the early 2000s, including organics and low sulfur regimes. Carême is now part of the Vouvray furniture, and these seemingly new ideas are now integral to the appellation’s ascendancy.

Drink 2023 - 2028
Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com (Oct 2023)

About this wine

Vouvray

Vouvray

Based in the Touraine district of the Loire, the 2,000-hectare Vouvray appellation covers a range of dry, through off-dry, sweet to sparkling styles. Its Chenin Blanc vineyards give the wines vibrant acidity and a stony, floral and at times waxy character. Under perfect skies, the producers aim for moelleux sweet wines, hand-harvested by trie, often imbued with noble rot and rich with residual sugar.
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