SILEX d’Orfeuilles is a dry wine produced from old vines planted on a fully south‑facing slope. This exceptional Vouvray terroir is covered with large silex stones over clay‑limestone soil. This unique setting gives the wine deep minerality and the famous “flinty” character. The harvest is pressed for 2 to 3 hours. After settling, the must is vinified half in tanks and half in 500‑liter oak barrels, 25% of which are new. Fermentation occurs naturally without added yeasts, followed by eleven months of aging on fine lees with regular bâtonnage. The wine is bottled in September after racking, blending, and fine filtration.

Winemaking

VOUVRAY SEC comes from a blend of several parcels (clay‑limestone, pure clay, and silex‑clay). These terroirs give the wine a distinctive character and beautiful complexity. The harvest is pneumatically pressed for 3 hours. After settling, the must is fermented and aged on full lees in temperature‑controlled stainless‑steel tanks. Fermentations are spontaneous, including partial malolactic fermentation. The wine is bottled in September after a single racking and fine tangential filtration.

Tasting notes

A pale yellow wine with a shimmering robe. The nose is fresh, showing flinty notes harmoniously blended with lemon and grapefruit. On the palate, the wine is rich, fresh, and mineral, with a tense finish and pleasant bitterness. A well‑balanced, tender dry wine.

Serving temperature: 8–10°C. Cellaring potential: 10 years or more under proper storage conditions.