Domaine du Clos Naudin (Foreau) Vouvray Sec 2020 tag This grower-producer in Mesnil-sur-Oger focuses

This grower-producer in Mesnil-sur-Oger focuses exclusively on 100% Chardonnay from their holdings

complementing the spicy flavors typical to Basil Hayden high-rye mashbill

The palate is medium-full

and he has never really stopped being a contrarian about handmade winemaking

while the minimalist cellar approach—no enzymes

Domaine du Clos Naudin (Foreau) Vouvray Sec 2020 tag This grower-producer in Mesnil-sur-Oger focusesIf you care about Vouvray, you already know the name. Philippe Foreau, the third generation proprietor of Clos Naudin, is one of the great traditional Chenin Blanc producers in the world full stop. His wines are made with religious precision from old vines planted on the tuffeau limestone above the Loire, and they age for decades. The Sec is the dry expression, but "dry" hardly does it justice: it's a wine of stunning intensity, with quince, beeswax,