Philippe Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Moelleux 2015

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Philippe Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Moelleux 2015The Moelleux cuves are made in vintages when at least a portion of the vineyards produce grapes that carry significant levels of natural sugar. Botrytis sometimes occurs but it is not necessary in order to declare a Moelleux. Conditions of passerillage, that is extended exposure of the grapes to sun and high luminosity, create the impetus to release wines as Moelleux. Wines so declared can carry formidable leves of residual sugar: 25 grams is perhaps

What a treat the 1986 Fargues turned out to be: opulent but dynamic

present but polite tannins

Sixty percent of this cuvée is aged in barrel and 40% in stainless steel for one year

there is firm acidity that is balanced by several grams of residual sugar

From Chardonnay vines in the Grand Cru village of Cramant

The “700” refers to the meters of altitude at which the Nero d’Avola at Il Censo is planted

the wine rests again in amphorae for five more months and then is aged in large oak barrels for an additional six years

and one year in used barrels before bottling without fining or filtration

Produced exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape planted in a series of vineyards that sit beneath Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) in a broad amphitheatre with full southern exposure overlooking the river

and Marzemino (a close cousin of Teroldego and Refosco dal Pedunculo Rosso)

and fully reveals itself after a few years with mineral and suave nuances

A wine created from truly profound terroir often proves extra-resistant to description

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