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Philippe Foreau Clos Naudin Vouvray Moelleux "Gouttes d'Or" 2011
Philippe Foreau Clos Naudin Vouvray Moelleux "Gouttes d'Or" 2011
€270.00 Tax included
270€ HT
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Armand Foreau began the family adventure in Vouvray. Starting with the few vines he owned there, he expanded the vineyard to 18 hectares by 1969 and established the estate's reputation by bottling its wines, a rarity at the time. Armand began digging the cellar in 1910, by hand, little by little; it wasn't finished until 1970. Part of his vineyards having passed by inheritance to his daughter, who married Gaston Huet, his immediate neighbor, his son André rebuilt the estate by purchasing additional plots. He remained at the helm of the estate from 1969 to 1982, followed in turn by his son Philippe, who produced his first vintage in 1983. Continuing the family tradition, Vincent Foreau joined the estate in 2007, after completing a vocational baccalaureate and learning on the job, immersing himself in the realities of the business and benefiting from the teachings of his father and the estate's loyal employees.
In the vineyards, all the vines at Clos Naudin were certified organic in 2015. No more herbicides or insecticides have been used since 2005, replaced by mating disruption. The La Grande Pièce plot, planted in 1970 at the top of the plateau, produces the finest wines. At Clos Naudin, they have long been very attentive to the appearance of botrytis: if it develops, they wait until it affects 40 to 100% of the grapes. After harvesting these grapes affected by noble rot, which go into the Réserve sweet wine, with the richest selection going into the Goutte d’Or cuvée (produced only in 1947, 1990, 2011, and 2015), they go back to harvest the golden grapes that form the basis of the classic sweet wine.
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The exceptional La Goutte d'Or cuvée was produced only in 1947, 1990, 2011, 2015 and 2020. It is a rare and legendary wine. It is crafted in exceptional vintages, when the sugar content of the botrytized grapes is at its highest. The 1990 vintage yielded 320 grams of natural sugar. All the grapes come from a single plot, without sorting. La Goutte d'Or offers aromas of white fruit and quince, as well as a palate of unparalleled finesse, freshness, perfectly integrated sugars, an ethereal texture, and exceptional length.