2015 Domaine de la Fontainerie Vouvray Sec

Region: Vouvray < Loire Valley < France Grapes: Chenin Blanc Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming, chalky, porous limestone soil; 13% ABV . Winemaker: Catherine Dhoye-Deruet Hi guys, Cristin here. I’m the storyteller for the Vouvray this month. A long, long time ago, before kids, when I worked for a French wine importing company, my husband and I ventured to Vouvray to drink lots of Chenin (I mean, search for a new Vouvray producer ;) We had dinner the first night in the town of Vouvray at a restaurant where we were told we could find the best selection of regional wines in the central Loire. I sat down and explained my mission to the server, who promptly presented me with a blind flight of Vouvray. I couldn’t fault any of them but there was one wine that was clearly a level above – no let’s call it 10 levels above – the rest. She left me the business card – Domaine de la Fontainerie. As soon as I got back to the B&B I logged onto my computer and tried to find out all I cou