Domaine du Clos Naudin - Vouvray Moelleux 2018
Loire
White
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Drink or Keep
96/100
RVF
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96/100
Bettane & Desseauve
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91/100
Vinous
"A soft, supple wine with majestic balance that will improve year after year.
Magnificent Vouvray moelleux, precise and delicate, with notes of very ripe banana and a hint of blond caramel. Remarkable acidity-sugar balance, without heaviness.
Features
Estate
Domaine du Clos Naudin
Cuvée
Moelleux
Vintage
2018
Designation
Vouvray
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
Chenin Blanc
Terroirs
Clayey-siliceous soils
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Fermented in 300 L barrels with indigenous yeasts
Breeding
In 300-litre barrels
Alcohol content
12.5%
Residual sugars
80 g/l
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Straw-gold dress
Nose
Airy, with notes of very ripe banana, pear and guava, with a hint of blond caramel
Mouth
Precise, delicate and silky, remarkable acidity-sugar balance, no heaviness
Serve
AT 8-10°C
Drink before
2030+
Food and wine pairing
Pair with meat and fruit dishes (duck with peaches), desserts featuring pears, exotic fruits and vanilla (fine pear tart, exotic fruit salad, vanilla mille-feuilles) or blue-veined cheeses...
Domaine du Clos Naudin
Vouvray
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated wine (guide 2025) 96/100 (Vintage 2017)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
On these 11.5 hectares, which will be certified organic in 2024, Vincent Foreau takes over from his father Philippe. The dry wines, with their vibrant citrus zest finishes, become more refined with age. A vertical up to 1947 demonstrates their ability to stand the test of time. The moelleux wines are fantastic for their textural density, underpinned by just the right amount of tension, and the latest vintages of these gourmet wines have a hell of a punch. A fifth star is in order.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated wine (guide 2025) 96/100 (Vintage 2017)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)
About the domain :
Tasting Philippe Foreau's vouvrays, everything becomes clear and legible in Chenin: what is complex is also greedy, what is ripe remains consequently taut, what is good early on is confirmed and amplified over the decades. Pure, long on the palate, with proverbial persistence, Clos Naudin's Vouvrays have the regularity of a metronome despite the variations in the Loire climate. The perruches (flinty clay soils) give typicity to the estate's wines, which are just as at ease with sweet as with dry; even the sparkling wines are made with extreme care. The style is often quite rich, more baroque than at Domaine Huet, and no less powerful in its persistence on the palate. The latest vintages are brilliantly led by Philippe Foreau's son Vincent. The future looks bright for this Vouvrillon estate.
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated 91/100 (Vintage 2017)
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