Domaine Vincent Careme Vouvray Spring 2023
Domaine Vincent Careme
Vincent Carême's Vouvray Spring is a masterclass in approachable Chenin Blanc from one of the appellation's most thoughtful vignerons. Its interplay of orchard fruit sweetness and taut minerality captures the bittersweet warmth of October perfectly. At this price, it's one of the Loire's great values and an ideal autumn sipper.
Nose
An inviting bouquet of ripe quince, beeswax, and white flowers unfolds from the glass. Underneath lies a thread of chamomile and bruised yellow apple, with a faint mineral edge reminiscent of wet chalk.
Palate
The palate is off-dry with gorgeous balance, offering honeyed pear, baked apple, and a gentle lanolin richness. A subtle ginger-spice note emerges mid-palate, framed by bright acidity that keeps everything lifted and autumnal without heaviness.
Finish
Medium-length finish with lingering quince paste, a whisper of honey, and a clean mineral snap that invites another sip.
- Varietal
- Chenin Blanc
- Blend
- 100% Chenin Blanc
- Vineyards
- Estate vineyards on clay-limestone and tuffeau soils in the Vouvray appellation, Loire Valley
- Alcohol
- 12%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
- Skin Contact
- No
Food Pairing
The wine's off-dry honeyed character and bright acidity are a natural foil for a velvety roasted butternut squash soup finished with nutty sage brown butter and a scattering of toasted pumpkin seeds—pure autumn in a bowl.
Vincent Carême left a career in Parisian restaurants to tend his family's chalky tuffeau vineyards above the Loire, crafting Chenin Blanc that channels the golden light of a Touraine autumn.
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