Domaine de la Taille aux Loups Vouvray Sec 2023
Domaine de la Taille aux Loups
Jacky Blot's Vouvray Sec delivers the crystalline purity and tension that Chenin Blanc achieves in the Loire's tufa-rich soils. The 2023 vintage offers beautiful freshness with enough weight to pair with food or sip contemplatively. It is Loire Chenin at its most honest — nothing added, nothing hidden.
Nose
Bright green apple and white flowers, with an undercurrent of wet stone and honey. A hint of citrus blossom adds lift. The minerality is immediate and compelling.
Palate
Taut and precise, with green apple and citrus driving the palate. The mid-palate opens into a honeyed richness that is restrained rather than sweet, balanced by vibrant acidity. There is a chalky, mineral texture that keeps everything focused.
Finish
Long and clean, with lingering apple and a saline minerality. The honey note returns faintly in the final moments.
- Varietal
- Chenin Blanc
- Blend
- 100% Chenin Blanc
- Vineyards
- Vouvray AOC, old vines on tufa and clay-silex soils
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
- Skin Contact
- No
Food Pairing
Warm goat cheese and walnut tartine on sourdough with honey drizzle and fresh arugula.
Jacky Blot arrived in Vouvray in 1988 with no family wine connections, carved cellars into the tufa limestone by hand, and over three decades built Domaine de la Taille aux Loups into one of the Loire Valley's most respected Chenin Blanc estates.
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