Domaine Vigneau-Chevreau, Vouvray, Sec Silex 2025
Domaine Vigneau-Chevreau, Vouvray, Sec Silex 2025 is a dry, medium-bodied white from Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, France), in the rich, round whites style. Acidity is very high; oak influence is little. Good with roast pork, roast chicken, Thai food, creamy pasta.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Bredif Vouvray 2025 Marc Bredif · Loire | £27.00 | |||
| Marc Bredif Vouvray Classic 2024 Marc Bredif · Loire | £26.99 | |||
| Mount Difficulty Long Gully Chenin Blanc 2024 Mt Difficulty · Central Otago | £28.00 | |||
| Savennières, Le Clos du Papillon, Domaine des Forges 2024 Domaine des Forges · Loire | £25.00 |
Vigneau-Chevreau's Sec Silex is dry Vouvray at its most purposeful. This is Chenin Blanc grown on the appellation's coveted silex soils — the flinty, siliceous subsoil that gives the wine a nervy, electric quality you simply don't get from tuffeau-dominated plots. Expect green apple, white flowers, and that signature struck-flint character that makes Loire Chenin so compelling when it's this focused. It's bone dry, relatively lean, and built around acidity rather than richness — which means it rewards a proper chill and a plate of food. The 2025 vintage in the Loire was bright and well-balanced, and this wine has the freshness to show it. If you've never understood why dry Vouvray excites people, this is where to start.