Catherine & Pierre Breton, Vouvray Brut Sec "La Dilettante", NV bordeaux_futures_2019 and graphite with firm tannins

and graphite with firm tannins and mineral lift

more generous of Gevrey's grand crus

Ten generations of the Alary family have farmed in Cairanne since 1692

The relatively high altitude gives it a more savory

where huge day-to-night temperature swings and a late harvest keep everything vivid and fresh

Catherine & Pierre Breton, Vouvray Brut Sec "La Dilettante", NV bordeaux_futures_2019 and graphite with firm tanninsLa Dilettante is Catherine Breton's personal project, the dry Vouvray she has been 'dabbling' with since 2002, and it shows in how precise it is. The fruit comes from roughly 40 year old Chenin Blanc vines on flinty (silex) soils, gently pressed and given a short vinification in stainless steel, with no malolactic fermentation so the natural acidity stays razor sharp. Bottled the spring after harvest, it's about purity and tension rather than weight.