2017 Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Sec

Aromas of quince, yellow apple, lemon verbena, and white flowers lead into a broad, electric palate. Flavors of pear, blood orange, marzipan, and subtle wooly undertones mesh with a pronounced saline minerality. The texture is rich and textural yet driven by a laser-focused beam of vibrant natural acidity through a long, bone-dry, mouthwatering finish.

Hand-picked across multiple passes to select only pristine, healthy fruit without botrytis. The grapes are gently pressed using a pneumatic press and undergo slow, spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in neutral 300-liter oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation is strictly avoided to maintain pure, driving acidity. The wine ages on its fine lees in barrel for six months with minimal sulfur before being bottled in mid-spring.

Grapes are sourced from estate holdings situated on the renowned Première Côte of Vouvray in the Touraine region of the Loire Valley. The vines are planted in perruches soils—a mix of flinty clay resting over deep tuffeau limestone bedrock. This cold, mineral-dense soil structure, combined with the warm conditions of the 2017 vintage, delivers intense phenolic concentration alongside signature flinty freshness.