Vouvray Reserve Moelleux Foreau

Philippe Foreau, third generation, has run Clos Naudin since 1983; his grandfather bought it in 1923. 11.5 hectares of Chenin in north-east Vouvray, mid-slope and south-facing, vines around 45 years old, yields near 33 hl/ha. Hand-picked over several passes, fermented in 300-litre barrels, no malolactic, never chaptalised. The Wine Doctor calls the moelleux cuvées benchmarks for the entire appellation.