Domaine Vincent Carême - Vouvray sec 2020

Name: Domaine Vincent Carême - Vouvray sec 2020
Brand: Domaine Vincent Carême
Rating: 3.9 (7 reviews)

Vouvray|White wine|Organic

Loire

White

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3.9/5 (7 customers)

91/100

RVF

(2019 Vintage ratings)

chenin

vivid

salt

white fruit

"A benchmark for Vouvray

"A Chenin ambassador for Vincent Carême's expertise in white wines". (RVF) From a terroir of flinty clay, this tonic, straightforward white expresses itself generously on white fruit and citrus fruits supported by a beautiful saline acidity. A sure bet!

Features

Estate

Domaine Vincent Carême

Cuvée

Sec

Vintage

2020

Designation

Vouvray

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Chenin Blanc, vignes de 45 ans

Terroirs

Flinty clay soils, limestone subsoil

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Fermentation in oak barrels, pressing, use of indigenous yeasts

Breeding

7 months in 400L oak barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale yellow with green highlights

Nose

Fruity, beautiful white fruit aromas

Mouth

Lively, citrus notes, peach notes, pear notes supported by good acidity.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Open

1/4 hour before

Drink before

2027-2030

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with seafood, shrimp flambéed with aniseed, barbecued halibut, lobster, bouillabaisse, codfish accras...

Domain Vincent Carême

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (2025 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

In Vouvray, Vincent Carême has imposed his brilliant style. Pure, precise and luminous, the wines are priced between 15 and 20 euros and offer great value for money. Recent vintages are among the most accomplished of the estate and appellation. The quality of the sparkling wines is always interesting, and the brut non dosé is superb. Order now!

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Established in 1999, the vineyard now covers 17 hectares, farmed organically. In addition to effervescents and dry whites, Vincent Carême produces moelleux from his best terroirs. He also produces desteen (the local name for chenin) near Cape Town, South Africa, under the Terre Brûlée label.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated (guide 2022) 91/100 (Vintage 2019)

Domaine rated (2025 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

The discreet Vincent Carême, who also produces steen (the local name for chenin) in South Africa under the name Terre Brûlée (40,000 bottles a year), is now one of the leading lights of the Vouvray appellation. On his 17.5 hectares of chenin vines planted on the flinty clays of Vernou-sur-Brenne and Nozay, his meticulous organic viticulture (certified in 2007) ensures healthy, brilliant grapes in the cellar. This forty-something tends towards increasingly dry wines, but his Le Peu Morier and Tendre energetically integrate residual sugars, offering salty, sapid whites. The demands are taken even further with the start of biodynamic treatments, and ageing in old barrels (400 l) is increasingly precise. These wines are very meticulous.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.9/5

on 7 reviews

Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 06/07/2022

A slender style with subtle aromas, enhanced by an invigorating saline touch. Traditional barrel ageing gives shoulders and volume to this fine Chenin. It will gain in complexity after long ageing. This elegant Vouvray from the solid Maison Carême has been paired at 10° with soles meunières.