Varietal: 100% Chenin Blanc (50–60 year old vines)
93 Points John Gilman
The 2023 "Cuvée de Silex" from Domaine des Aubuisières is an excellent bottle of young Vouvray Sec, clearly showing its flinty soil signature on both the nose and palate. This bottling is made from vines that range from fifty to more than sixty years of age. The bouquet wafts from the glass in a complex blend of quince, apple, the first signs of lanolin, white flowers, beeswax and a beautiful foundation of flinty minerality. On the palate the wine is deep, crisp and full-bodied, with a lovely core of fruit, excellent focus, a lovely foundation of soil tones and a long, complex and impeccably balanced finish. This is excellent Vouvray!
Winemaker Notes
Bernard Fouquet, a quiet-spoken man, is making some of the most serious Vouvray of the last few vintages. He is now regarded in France and the international press as one of the top three Vouvray producers. No one succeeds better than Bernard in capturing the mineral tones unique to Vouvray’s soil, with the marvelous balance of explosive fruit and titillating sensation of the Chenin Blanc grape. Sensational value.
Food Pairings
Serve as an apéritif, pair with goat cheeses, charcuterie, crustaceans, fish - grilled or in sauce.
