Vouvray Sec, Les Calcaires, Domaine de la Rouletière 2025
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Why this wine
Dry Vouvray is Chenin Blanc without a safety net — no oak, no sugar, just apple, stone and acidity. Les Calcaires comes off a single organic parcel of Turonian limestone, and it has the structure to hold for a decade while drinking well from the day it arrives.
At a glance
- Grape
- Chenin Blanc
- Region
- Loire Valley, France
- Alcohol
- 13.00%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Poultry & Pork, Seafood, Cheese
How it tastes
Bruised apple and greengage on the nose, with grape and vine peach and a mineral undertow behind them. Dry and medium in weight, with high acidity and a lively, saline finish that runs on. Chenin Blanc 100%.
The producer
Domaine de la Rouletière sits on some of the most sought-after slopes in Vouvray. Founded in 1914 and owned by the Gilet family, winegrowers for five generations, it is farmed today by Jean-Marc Gilet across 27 hectares certified organic by Ecocert; beneath the estate the family has carved an 800-square-metre two-storey cellar out of freestone over many generations. Les Calcaires is a single vineyard on Turonian limestone hillsides covered in perruche, a flinty clay that lends elegance, worked without synthetic or chemical preparations. The grapes were harvested at optimum ripeness and carefully sorted, then vinified plot by plot to keep the nuances of the terroir, fermenting at low temperature in stainless steel to hold on to the freshness and purity of the fruit.
Food and drinking
Serve at 8–10°C. It suits roast chicken, grilled sole, pork rillettes and an aged goat's cheese. Drink over the next five to ten years; no decanting needed. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.