Cecile Lebrun Vouvray AOC Vouvray, 2021

Within the Touraine growing region, to the east of Tours, Vouvray is an Appellation based around the eponymous town on the north bank of the Loire River. Vouvray wines are made from 100% Chenin Blanc in a range of sweetness levels from bone dry to sweet dessert wines. The best can be aged for decades, remaining fresh and vibrant due to the high natural acidity. This is a medium-sweet version with earthy spices and honeyed aromas. Grapes were grown on a plot known as Les Sablons, with soil varying from clay and limestone to clay and silica on tufa subsoil. It was slowly fermented and the fermentation arrested by dropping the temperature, leaving 20g/l of natural residual sugars. The sweetness is offset by a bitter peach character on the finish.