Domaine du Clos Naudin (Foreau), Chenin Blanc, Vouvray Sec, Loire Valley, France 2019 women-winemaker 8% Mourvèdre

8% Mourvèdre

Bernard Schoffit is a brilliant pioneer in Alsace's greatest Grand Cru

Frédéric and Daniel Brunier and Kermit Lynch have been tending to the destiny of Domaine Les Pallières

and the generations of care that have gone into wine

The soils are relatively deep loams and clay-loams interspersed with cobbles

Domaine du Clos Naudin (Foreau), Chenin Blanc, Vouvray Sec, Loire Valley, France 2019 women-winemaker 8% MourvèdreWhen Foreau issues a Sec (and the decision to do so relates entirely to the vintage conditions and the composition of the grapes at harvest), the wine can carry from 1 to 2 grams of residual sugar but never more than 6 grams. Because of the vibrant acidity that accompanies these wines, the sensation one experiences is of drinking a scintillatingly dry wine, although one with considerable body and a honeyed texture.