Domaine des Aubuisieres Vouvray Cuvée de Silex 2007
  wa90 |
BN#238144 |
| Category | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Chenin Blanc |
| Region | France : Loire Valley : Vouvray |
| Producer | Domaine des Aubuisieres |
Domaine des Aubuisieres
Fermented of stemming Flint from 3 soils ( Les Perruches, Les Girardières and Les Chairs Salées) : Assemblage of vinification in thermo-regulated vats and vinification in barrels.
Wine Advocate
Bernard Fouquet surmounted the challenges of the 2007 vintage, so that his 2007 Vouvray Cuvee Silex is fit to be shown alongside the extraordinary 2005 (reviewed in issue 172). This barely off-dry Vouvray displays musky, bitter-sweet, narcissus-like floral notes, along with fresh quince, and a whiff of mothball. Refreshingly bright, saline, chalky, and with a zesty bitterness, it lacks the clarity and billowing palate presence of the best vintages of this cuvee, but displays outstanding length. I would enjoy it over the next 2-3 years. This 2007, incidentally, is closed with Stelvin screw-caps.
Score: 90. —David Schildknecht, August 2008.
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