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Vouvray

There is not only one Vouvray but several different Vouvrays. The wine can be sweet, flavored or full-body and dry. But one can say that Vouvray is always at its best.

The sweet wine has a golden color, is vigorous, fruity and fresh. The dry and semi dry are rich and intense.

There is also a sparkling wine in Vouvray. It is fruity as well - a trademark of the Vouvray terroir ! - and can mature for a few years which is quite uncommon for a sparkling wine.

Vouvray is definitely an unique wine, well more accurately, Vouvray are a few unique wines!
 

 

 
Vouvray wine information:

Name:

Appellation Vouvray Controlée

Location:

Right bank of the Loire river
Close to Tours city and the Châteaux of Loire

Places: 8 villages: Vouvray, Rochecorbon, Vernou sur Brenne, etc
Soil: Clayey limestone
Chalk
Size: 2,000 ha (4,900 acres)
Production:

13 million bottles

Grapes:

Chenin blanc (Pineau blanc de la Loire)

Type of wines: Sweet viscous white wine
Dry white wine
Semi dry white wine
Sparkling white wine
Age: Sweet: sometimes over a century !
Dry: 5 to 25 years
Semi-dry: drink now and up to 5 years
Sparkling: 1 to 4 years
Vintages:
(recommended)
2005, 2003, 1997, 1995, 1990, 1989
Aromas:

Quince
Honey
Almond

Food:

Chicken in white sauce
Veal in white sauce
Fruits

Cheese:

 

Cabécou
Camembert
Crottin de Chavignol
Livarot

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More pages about Loire Valley: Loire region

Wines from the Loire Valley: muscadet - anjou - coteaux du layon - saumur - touraine - bourgueil - chinon - vouvray - pouilly fumé - sancerre

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