Domaine Vincent Carême - L'Ancestrale 2013

Name: Domaine Vincent Carême - L'Ancestrale 2013
Brand: Domaine Vincent Carême
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)

Vouvray|Sparkling wine|Organic

Loire

Effervescent

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Drink or Keep

4.2/5 (5 customers)

88/100

Wine Spectator

90/100

Wine Enthusiast

(2012 vintage notes)

Cuvée Ancestrale traces the origins of sparkling wine making in Vouvray. On the nose, this wine presents lightly toasted citrus notes. On the palate, the bubbles are fine and the texture creamy. A long finish sets this cuvée apart.

Features

Estate

Domaine Vincent Carême

Cuvée

L'Ancestrale

Vintage

2013

Designation

Vouvray

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Chenin Blanc

Terroirs

flinty clay, limestone subsoil

Viticulture

certified organic

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

bottled during the first alcoholic fermentation. Sparkling with natural sugars and indigenous yeasts

Breeding

12 months on slats minimum

Alcohol content

12%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

clean straw yellow

Nose

lightly toasted nose with citrus notes

Mouth

Fine, creamy bubbles. Long-lasting aroma.

Serve

decant at 6-8°C

Open

1/4h before service

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2019

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif or with desserts...

Domaine Vincent Carême

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as 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

Domaine noté (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

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, 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 saline, 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.

Wine Spectator

Rated 88/100 (vintage 2012) (Good wine)

Wine Enthusiast

Rated wine (2015 guide) 90/100 (vintage 2012)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.2/5

out of 5 reviews