Domaine Vincent Carême - Vouvray Pétillant Brut 2021

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

In Vouvray, Vincent Carême has established his brilliant style. Pure, precise, and luminous, the wines are offered between €15 and €20 and represent excellent value. The latest vintages are among the most accomplished of the estate and the appellation. The consistently high quality of the sparkling wines deserves special mention, and the brut non-dosage is superb. Order now!

Guide Hachette des vins

About the estate:

Established in 1999, the vineyard now covers 17 hectares cultivated organically. In addition to sparkling and dry white wines, Vincent Carême produces sweet wines from his finest terroirs. He also produces Desteen (the local name for Chenin Blanc) near Cape Town, South Africa, under the Terre Brûlée label.

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

About the wine:

The Brut remains a lively expression of sparkling Chenin, highlighted by a lovely freshness in 2021.

About the estate:

The unassuming Vincent Carême, also a producer of Steen (the local name for Chenin Blanc) in South Africa under the name Terre Brûlée (40,000 bottles per year), is now among the leading figures of the Vouvray appellation. On his 17.5 hectares of Chenin Blanc vines, spread across the flinty clay soils of Vernou-sur-Brenne and Nozay, meticulous organic farming (certified in 2007) yields healthy, vibrant grapes in the cellar. This forty-something winemaker is moving towards increasingly drier wines, but his Le Peu Morier and Tendre wines energetically integrate residual sugars, resulting in saline and flavorful whites. His exacting standards are taken even further with the introduction of biodynamic treatments; aging in old oak barrels (400 liters) is becoming increasingly precise. These are wines of exceptional quality.