2022 Domaine Vincent Carême "Le Clos" Vouvray Sec

The flagship cuvée from Vincent, from vines just above the house and cellars, the 2022 Le Clos opens with an attractive and scented nose, impressing with notes of fresh white peach, lemon peel, crushed chalk, verbena and a trace of mint. This has a sense of balance that Vincent’s other cuvées parcellaires can only strive for in this vintage, and while it too reveals a bold and peppery substance on the palate, it also retains a touch of that white peach and white chalk purity set in a finely textured frame. Even in a warm and dry vintage such as 2022, you can still sense the limestone freshness coming through here, giving it drive and definition, running into a long and delightfully bitter finish.

Warm apple and quince flavors are fleshy and round in this nicely concentrated Vouvray, infused with attractive spice notes and a kick of quinine. A silky-textured version, showing a good balance of richness and freshness, powered by succulent acidity through the savory, bitter lime peel-etched finish. (KB)