2014 Vouvray Petillant, L'Ancestrale, Vincent Carême

2014 Vouvray Petillant, L'Ancestrale, Vincent Carême

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2014 Vouvray Petillant, L'Ancestrale, Vincent Carême

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Vincent is a young producer, and he’s going places. There is no family background (his parents are cereal farmers) but he has worked his 14 hectares since 1999, including some land in the very fine superior parcels. His wines have considerable grace and purity and everything is organic. He buys in a little fruit, although most of this is farmed on rented land.

The Chenin Blanc is instantly detectable with bruised apple and honey, but this cuvée is very serious and linear which becomes clearer on the palate with its chalky minerality and nervy acid structure. The perfect apéritif wine but would also work well with Asian cuisine.

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Vincent Carême

Vincent Carême

Vincent Carême is a leading light of the Vouvray appellation who set up his domaine from scratch in 1999. His is not a family business – his parents are cereal farmers – but his rise to prominence has been nothing short of meteoric. A pioneer of organic viticulture in the Loire, he teaches at the Lycée Viticole in Amboise and acts as a mentor to many younger growers in the region.

The estate makes the full range of wines: sparkling, sec, demi-sec, and moelleux, and the 24 hectares of vines used to produce his domaine wines are organically certified. Initially, as a means of raising capital but now a way of satisfying burgeoning demand for his wines, he also set up a ‘négociant’ business buying grapes and juice to make wines under the Vincent & Tania Carême label. Not satisfied with making some of the finest wines in the Loire, Vincent also makes a range of wines in the Swartland in South Africa.

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Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc is an important white grape variety planted in the Anjou-Saumur and Touraine regions of the Loire Valley and the most widely planted varietal grape in South Africa.

In the Loire it produces high quality dry wines in Savenniéres, and luscious sweet, dessert wines in Coteaux du Layon, Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume. In Vouvray and Montlouis it can be dry, medium dry, or sweet, and still or sparkling. Whether dry or sweet, the best Loire Chenin Blancs possess marvellously concentrated rich, honeyed fruit together with refreshingly vibrant acidity. It is Chenin Blanc's high acidity that enable the wines to age so well.

In South Africa Chenin Blanc is easier to grow and is prized for its versatility. It is used as a cheap blending option with Chardonnay, Colombard, and Muscat but also bottled unblended. The best producers keep their yields low and produce impressive mouthfilling wines.

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