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MARC BRÉDIF CLASSIC VOUVRAY 2023

Classic Chenin Blanc – delicious and age worthy

Product Code: 7408
Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Touraine
Style: White
Variety: Chenin Blanc
Producer: Marc Brédif

Closure: Cork
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 12.5%
Grape: 100% Chenin Blanc

Original price was: $39.99.Current price is: $31.99.

Classic Chenin Blanc – delicious and age worthy

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Finally, the wait is over! After what is possibly the longest time we've gone without this wine in the shop, we have just landed the new 2023 vintage of our biggest selling Chenin Blanc.

The ethereal Marc Brédif Vouvray is easily our biggest selling Chenin Blanc, a certified 'classic' in the world of wine. It remains a benchmark for the region; delicious, nervy and vividly sketched when young it morphs into an infinitely complex wine with age taking on characters of dried honey, and lanolin.

There's a touch of sweetness but it feels dry, but not bone dry and is a wine that is well suited to all manner of foods. It sings with seafood, is perfect with pork, and swings with sweet and sour or many Asian type dishes making it a 'must have' in the fridge at all times. It is also really delicious on its own.

Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"The Vouvray Chenin Blanc is a beautiful crystalline pale yellow. A fine nose reminiscent of well-ripe yellow fruits (peach and pear), to which are added notes of exotic fruits such as pineapple and shades of citrus. The attack is full and rich, with a lot of volume, evolving on a lemony freshness and long and lively exotic fruit finish.

Marc Brédif is owned and operated by the Baron de Ladoucette. The key to any de Ladoucette wine is quality in the vineyard, the winery and the bottle. The Baron de Ladoucette is dedicated to maintaining exceptionally high standards throughout his portfolio. The wines are made in the state-of-the art winery within the landmark Château du Nozet and are considered to be some of the finest examples of their type.

Grown on the lower slopes along the Loire Valley in Vouvray and Vernou-sur-Brenne, the grapes for the Marc Brédif Vouvray enjoy northern/southern exposure. The vineyards have soils of mainly chalk clay, with some parcels having flint clay soils. The vineyards are 25-30 years old on average. The "Classic" on this label differentiates Marc Brédif's traditional Vouvray from the rest of the winery's offerings."

Reviews for previous vintages below…

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, June 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"Ripe, fruity and delicately complex with scents of fresh red apple and quince, there’s a classic wet wool quality and light chalky soil layer and white flower honeysuckle scent folding in more complexity and plenty of charm. A silky texture touches the palate first with a core of apple and white fleshed fruits, a touch of citrus then flavours of abstract scents that reflect the bouquet. Just dry, complex, charming and delicious. Best drinking from 2025 through 2030+."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

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You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

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If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $6 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

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With its majestic cellars in the heart of the Touraine, Marc Brédif has been one of the most famous Vouvray and Chinon houses since 1893.

When Baron de Ladoucette acquired the estate in 1980, his conscientious leadership saw the hundred year old winery enjoy a new lease on life, while preserving its traditions. Substantial investment was made to expand their holdings to take in some of the most prized Vouvray vineyards. Today, Marc Brédif continues to produce Vouvray and Chinon wines of the finest quality, in a range of styles to suit all wine lovers (including some of the most profound and immortal expressions of Chenin Blanc).

The grapes for the Marc Brédif Chinon grow in the northern part of the Chinon area, in Savigny-en-Véron. The vineyards are principally gravelly and have mostly north / south sun exposure.

Grown on the lower slopes along the Loire Valley in Vouvray and Vernou-sur-Brenne, the grapes for the Marc Brédif Vouvray enjoy Northern/Southern exposure.

The troglodytical (cave-like) cellars of Marc Brédif are among the largest and most beautiful of the appellation. The cold and humid caves, dug deep into the hillsides, offer extraordinary wine storage conditions.

Quite simply, Marc Bredif is a landmark in the Loire, not least because of the consistency of quality across an impressive range of wines. They are particularly famous for their Grand Année releases, great vintages aged for decades in their cellars before release.