Domaine des Aubuisières Cuvée de Silex Vouvray 2009

Domaine des Aubuisières Cuvée de Silex Vouvray (2009)

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Region:: France » Loire » Touraine » Vouvray
Varietal:: Chenin Blanc
Type:: White Wine
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Aubuisieres (Fouquet) Vouvray Cuvee de Silex 2009

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Reviews for 2009 Vintage

dynowine

Hand of Snooth

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04/13/10

Nose with hints of citrus, sour apples, and grass or leaves. Rich burst of fruit mainly on the attack, perhaps nectarine and guava, which gives way over the mid-palate to a good acid bite that overcomes the fruit. Finish features fading fruit and dried leaves with echoes of citrus and dried leaves. Medium body, medium plus acid, off-dry or dry.

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Source: Gary's Wine and Marketplace

11/03/10

WA 90 - David Schilknecht Wine Advocate 90 Points Fouquet's 2009 Vouvray Cuvee Silex is effectively what many growers refer to as "sec tendre" in character, with its discreet residual sugar supportive and subtly noticeable, and its soil origins are obvious from the name, though his single-site Girardieres also originates in flint-rich soil. A nose of fresh quince, Persian melon, and honeysuckle leads to a palate subtly silken in texture, impeccably balanced, and with a prominently wet stone mineral character along with bittersweet hints of candied citrus rind. This lacks the sense of clarity or wafting inner-mouth florality that can accrue to this cuvee at its best, but those are not virtues very compatible with the 2009 vintage. Fortunately, the finish here does not lack for sense of either citric refreshment or of mineral cling. This vintage, incidentally, perpetuates Fouquet's limited use of screwcap closures, a big improvement on the plastic stoppers that caused his wonderful 2005 Silex to go downhill precisely when it should have entered its glory at 3-5 years of age.

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