NV Domaine de Vodanis Vouvray Pétillant Brut

100% Chenin Blanc, estate grown; certified sustainable and practicing organic farming. This vineyard used to belong to Huet! Vines are goblet pruned with natural grass between the rows. Direct pressed and fermented in steel. Aged for one year on the lees. Dosage is 10g/L. 12% alcohol. 

This beautifully balanced wine is dry while full of honey and almond flavors. It is cut by the intense acidity of Chenin Blanc, just showing signs of developing toasty, leesy flavors. The finish emphasizes clean apple, stone and citrus fruits. Refreshing as an aperitif. 

The Domaine de Vodanis was created in 2007 by two young friends, Francois Gilet and Nicolas Darracq. Both met at the winemaking school in the Loire Valley in Amboise. After working and training on their own, Francois working at the estate of his cousin Jean Marc Gilet, and Nicolas with another producer in Rochecorbon, they decided to join forces. With the help of Francois’s family, they took over a long-term lease on the Vodanis Vineyard (12 acres) from the famed Huet estate, which had recently changed ownership. The estate of Domaine de Vodanis is situated on limestone soils around the town of Rochecorbon, with vines averaging around 25 years old. The philosophy of this estate revolves around respecting and observing the rythms of nature, so they use entirely sustainable farming practices, borrowing many techniques from the biodynamic canon. Yields are strictly limited in the vineyards, and they use no chemicals or additives and limit their intervention overall during the winemaking process with the exception of a trace amount of sulphites at bottling. They rack their wines in their ancient and original chalk cellar according to the phases of the moon. Overall, they are dedicated to putting quality first above all.