Clos des Aumônes

2024 Vouvray AOC Tranquille Sec

Incredible typicity and concentrated beyond its price point. Dry Vouvray to a tee, there's text book notes of bright fresh pear and dried grass and honeycomb with impressive depth of aroma and an intense finish. I am so very excited to have this wine in the book. It is age worthy without a doubt and, just so well made, clean and full of character at the same time, and yet this is a wine that drinks beautifully now, especially as it breathes and comes up in temp. A joy to drink.
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Region:  Vouvray, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Vouvray AOC

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

ABV:  12.0%

Vineyard & Vine Age: 2021 base vintage. Benoît Coulon has 16 hectares situated in Rochecorbon, 5ha of which are in the Clos des Aumônes itself, on the première côte. Beyond this, 2/3rd of Benoît's vines are similarly positioned on the première côte, including La Fuye, which sits near the 15th-century watchtower called La Lantern, overlooking the Loire. The remaining one-third of his vines is positioned higher up on the plateau, nestled in the Vaufoynard valley, which is on the western end of the appellation, and not far back from the plateau edge. The soils are principally clay over a deep bed of Turonian limestone. The soils are peppered with fossilised shark teeth. The domaine is planted entirely to Chenin Blanc, dedicated to the production of Vouvray in all its forms. Vineyards under organic conversion since 2022.

Cellar: Six months in stainless steel.

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Clos des Aumônes
2024 Vouvray AOC Tranquille Sec

Region:  Vouvray, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Vouvray AOC

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Red Wine
White
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Incredible typicity and concentrated beyond its price point. Dry Vouvray to a tee, there's text book notes of bright fresh pear and dried grass and honeycomb with impressive depth of aroma and an intense finish. I am so very excited to have this wine in the book. It is age worthy without a doubt and, just so well made, clean and full of character at the same time, and yet this is a wine that drinks beautifully now, especially as it breathes and comes up in temp. A joy to drink.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

ABV:  12.0%

Vineyard:  2021 base vintage. Benoît Coulon has 16 hectares situated in Rochecorbon, 5ha of which are in the Clos des Aumônes itself, on the première côte. Beyond this, 2/3rd of Benoît's vines are similarly positioned on the première côte, including La Fuye, which sits near the 15th-century watchtower called La Lantern, overlooking the Loire. The remaining one-third of his vines is positioned higher up on the plateau, nestled in the Vaufoynard valley, which is on the western end of the appellation, and not far back from the plateau edge. The soils are principally clay over a deep bed of Turonian limestone. The soils are peppered with fossilised shark teeth. The domaine is planted entirely to Chenin Blanc, dedicated to the production of Vouvray in all its forms. Vineyards under organic conversion since 2022.

Cellar: Six months in stainless steel.

CSPC: 

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Vouvray, Loire Valley

Appellation:  Vouvray AOC

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Chenin Blanc

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

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Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases:  50

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Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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