2010 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Sec
Community Tasting Note
Ben Christiansen wrote:
Monday, September 9, 2013 - Wait one second.
NR: "Modern Savennieres cheat you of the experience of the evolition of Chenin."
"Classic vintage, one of our most important growers as he sets the standard of the appellation."
Roasted chestnuts and honey on the nose. Penetrating on the palate, "searing acidity" again. NR "I don't think there is much question that this is a very special terrior and it is one of the reasons you get these classic, well respected wines."
It is the tuffeux soil that creates wines like these and NR has had them back to '21. Phillipe Foreau is apparently adamant and forceful about his ageability of his wines. So this one may not be able to be jumped into right now but time is the reward.
Apparently the '99 is available right now and is drinking amazing.
NR notes "people will say 'that Vouvray is as expensive as white Burgundy. But he response is that is far more complex than a village white Burgundy."
The ageability is two fold - Chenin Blanc and terroir. The acid and the sugar only develop this way in Chennin in Vouvray. "The acid just kinda hangs there as the sugar continues the develop. There are very other serious producers making wonderful wine but they don't have this kind of staying power because of the terroir of the Clos Naudin."
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Comment posted by Roughl:
9/9/2013 11:49:00 PM - Hi Ben, your note leaves me wondering: Who or what is NR?
Comment posted by Ben Christiansen:
9/10/2013 4:33:00 AM - Neal Rosenthal, the American importer. He apparently picked up Foreau in '77 or '81 so he has a 30 year relationship with them in selling their wines.