Vouvray Couamais L Alcove 2023

Vouvray Couamais L' Alcove, Loire, France, 2023

Grape: 100% Chenin Blanc, unoaked, 8g/L residual sugar (dry)

Pale yellow in colour with ivory reflections. Expressive aromas with notes of ripe white fruit (apple, quince). Freshness and tension on the palate with ample, sweet Chenin fruit.

This Vouvray is made from a selection of plots: one on limestone soil with a high proportion of stones, giving the grapes good ripeness and delicacy; the other plots are on the slopes to the north of the appellation (Bel-Air slope and Deronnières slope), facing south, with soils composed mainly of flinty clay, a source of freshness for this wine. The vines benefit from sunshine and an ideal terroir to produce grapes at full maturity, giving a wine that is both rich and fine.

Jean-Paul Couamais is a traditional brand chiefly dedicated to Vouvray and Touraine wines, bearing witness to the adventure of a grower in love with his region. In 1969 Jean-Paul Couamais took over his parents vines. Profoundly attached to his native land, over a period of 40 years, he increased the surface area of his vineyard by six, acquiring the best parcels with exceptional terroirs next to his estate. As a result, Jean-Paul Couamais boasts 47 hectares of vines, chiefly made up of Chenin, the Loire Valley’s emblematic variety. The wines are made on the estate, located at the heart of the Vouvray appellation area in Vernou-Sur-Brenne. Passionate and attached to these same traditional values, cellar master, Ti Jouvin, is committed to constantly fine-tuning the standard of the estate’s wines in view of offering products that can be enjoyed whatever the occasion, marked by fruit and freshness.

Food Match: Ideal with tapas, seafood (oysters or creamy mussels), fish (monkfish in cider), cheeses (Comté, Saint-Nectaire) or desserts, especially apple.