2024 Vigneau Chevreau Vouvray Silex Sec

Aromas of quince, honeyed apple, and lemon zest integrate with distinct notes of wet stone. The palate is dry and medium-bodied, featuring a concentrated core of orchard fruit balanced by a chalky, flinty minerality and a refreshing zing on the finish.

The Vigneau brothers utilize certified biodynamic and organic farming for their 30 to 40 year old vines. In the cellar, the Chenin Blanc ferments for two months in used oak demi-muids to add texture. The wine then matures on its fine lees in stainless steel tanks until the following spring to preserve its natural freshness and aromatic purity.

This cuvée is sourced from vineyards on the Loire hillsides characterized by "perruches" soils, which are composed of clay and a high proportion of flint stones known as silex. These flinty soils absorb the sun's heat and impart a signature smoky, mineral character to the wine that distinguishes it from those grown on pure limestone.