Vouvray Chenin Blanc in Roman Caves

Vouvray's limestone cliffs are honeycombed with Roman-carved caves (tuffeau). Chenin Blanc has grown here since at least the 4th century. Taste bone-dry to lusciously sweet wines in candlelit cellars where Romans quarried stone 2,000 years ago.

City

Vouvray

Country

🇫🇷 France

Duration

3-4 hours

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Vouvray Chenin Blanc in Roman Caves

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Sec (dry), Demi-Sec (off-dry), Moelleux (sweet), Pétillant (sparkling) - same grape, four expressions

Sec (dry), Demi-Sec (off-dry), Moelleux (sweet), Pétillant (sparkling) - same grape, four expressions

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Feel the cool, humid air that Romans created and wine has aged in for centuries

Feel the cool, humid air that Romans created and wine has aged in for centuries

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Biodynamic legend, three monopole vineyards, wines that age 50+ years

Biodynamic legend, three monopole vineyards, wines that age 50+ years

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Chenin Blanc from Vouvray ages like nothing else - taste history

Chenin Blanc from Vouvray ages like nothing else - taste history

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Vouvray Chenin Blanc in Roman Caves

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Taste the full Vouvray spectrum at one producer

Walk into a tuffeau cave and touch the 90-million-year-old stone

Book a cellar visit at Domaine Huet

Buy a bottle of aged Vouvray (10+ years) to experience time in a glass

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