this 100% Sangiovese bottling from a single vineyard in Radda became one of the world's most celebrated wines of terroir — as a humble IGT
complementing the spicy flavors typical to Basil Hayden high-rye mashbill
and he has never really stopped being a contrarian about handmade winemaking
The objective: to showcase the most pure expression of fruit from these soils
The palate is medium-full
Domaine du Clos Naudin (Foreau) Vouvray Sec 2020 tag this 100% Sangiovese bottling fromIf you care about Vouvray, you already know the name. Philippe Foreau, the third generation proprietor of Clos Naudin, is one of the great traditional Chenin Blanc producers in the world full stop. His wines are made with religious precision from old vines planted on the tuffeau limestone above the Loire, and they age for decades. The Sec is the dry expression, but "dry" hardly does it justice: it's a wine of stunning intensity, with quince, beeswax,