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Vouvray

La Craie

Vouvray Bottle
Appellation
Vouvray
Variety
Chenin Blanc
Age of Vines
15-25
Farming
Sustainable
Soil
Tuffeau, clay
Altitude
75 meters
Fermentation
Hand harvested, natural yeast fermentation in tank
Aging
5 months in tank

Overview

A project between Lionel Gauthier and Jon-David Headrick, La Craie, is made from fruit grown on tuffeau clay soils near the village of Vouvray. Depending on the characteristics of the vintage, this wine is bottled with between 7 and 12 g/L of residual sugar, meaning that this wine is either on the drier side of demi-sec or the sweeter side of sec. Nevertheless, La Craie displays all the winsome charms and flexibility at the table that made Vouvray famous.

Loire, France
  • Location
    Loire, France
  • Appellation
    Vouvray
  • Proprietor
    Jon-David Headrick
  • Winemaker
    Lionel Gauthier
  • Size / Elevation
    3 hectares / 75 meters

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