BERNARD FOUQUET VOUVRAY CUVÉE de SILEX SEC 2023

This delicious staff favourite is what Vouvray is all about. A wine of contradictions, it is richly textured but also fresh, dry and steely-mineral. From 100% Chenin Blanc; 50-60 year-old vines on flinty (silex) soils, it is a classic European match with fish, white meat and pork belly.

"Bernard Fouquet, a quiet-spoken man, is making some of the most serious Vouvray of the last few vintages. He is now regarded in France and the international press as one of the top three Vouvray producers. No one succeeds better than Bernard in capturing the mineral tones unique to Vouvray’s soil, with the marvellous balance of explosive fruit and titillating sensation of the Chenin Blanc grape. Sensational value." 

Reviews for previous vintages below…

91/100 Jim Budd, Decanter UK (2021 Vintage)
"Vibrant and quite richly textured with notes of pear and apple with good length and balance. I expect it to develop further in bottle. A success for 2021, Cuvée Silex is well suited to chicken and pork dishes. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Bernard Fouquet established his 30ha domaine as one of Vouvray’s best. Fouquet has now retired and Charles Lesaffre has taken over. He used to be commercial director of Vignobles Feray, which includes Château Moncountour in Vouvray. Drink 2022 – 2032."