Vouvray Sec Florian Le Capitaine 2022

Artisanal producer Florian Le Capitaine's Vouvray Sec is a Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley that impresses with its fresh and mineral calibre, characteristic traits of the Vouvray appellation. Florian is an independent producer who is the son of a winegrower and decided to set up his own business in 2017 to give vent to his own idea of wine. The Vouvray produced by the winemaker comes from the 'Les Aumones' parcel, a prized vineyard located on the first slopes of the commune of Rochecorbon, right next to the Loire river.

Florian Le Capitaine Vouvray Sec is made exclusively from Chenin Blanc grapes grown under certified organic regime on hilly soils facing south and overlooking the Loire River. The soils are characterised by a high clay and limestone content and the grapes are harvested strictly by hand. In the cellar, the grapes are vinified using a non-interventionist approach, with the free-run must obtained from very gentle pressing of the grapes undergoing spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in oak barrels, without the use of enzymes and additives, including sulphur dioxide. The subsequent maturation also takes place in oak casks of several passages, containers in which the wine rests on its fine lees for about 4 months before final bottling, which is carried out without any clarification.

Vouvray Sec Florian Le Capitaine has a pale straw yellow colour with brilliant golden reflections. The nose is articulated on seductive aromas of pear, mandarin and honey, accompanied by a refined mineral vein reminiscent of stone and salt. Dry and very fresh taste development, of very good balance, with a soft and saline finish of good persistence on the fruity and mineral notes perceived on the nose.