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Alexandre Giquel Vouvray 2021

Damn, this is smoooooooth
Chenin Blanc
  • $66.00

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Notes: Apricot Honey, Beeswax Brioche

Body: Medium

Dryness: Dry

Acidity: High

Tannin: Light

Alcohol (%): 14

Origin: Loire Valley, France

Maker: Alexandre Giquel

Grape:

  • Chenin Blanc

Fermentation: Natural, Biodynamic, Organic Slight Wood

Awards:

Decanting: No

Asian Food Pairing: Sushi, yellow lentil dal, Hai Nan chicken rice

Western Food Pairing: Baked salmon, mild and soft cheeses, chicken salad

Description

Alexandre Giquel Vouvray 2021

Alexandre Giquel Vouvray has bright tones of beeswax and honey with a hint of underripe apricot and yeasty notes. Balanced Chenin Blanc with a fantastic acidity. Pairs perfectly with an evening of good banter.

100% Chenin Blanc. The fruit comes from Alexandre Giquel's vines in Vouvray, Loire. The vines are naturally farmed using horses to plow the fields and grow in clay soils with silex, a subsoil of Tuffeau.

Minimal intervention in the cellar. Pressing using an old vaselin, fermentation in neutral tanks, malolactic fermentation in old barrels. The wine goes through barrel ageing in caves.