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Catherine & Pierre Breton, Vouvray Chenin Sec "La Dilettante", 2026

White Wine from Loire, France
by Catherine & Pierre Breton
$31.99
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La 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. The Bretons are organic and biodynamic Loire pioneers, and this is imported by Kermit Lynch. A bone-dry Chenin that drinks beautifully young but has the structure to surprise you with a few years on it.

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More about Catherine

Fifth-generation vignerons in Restigné took a radical leap in 1985: convert to organic, then biodynamic, then natural winemaking. Catherine and Pierre believed the terroir could speak if they got out of its way. By 1995, they were vinifying without sulfur (cuvée 'Nuit d'Ivresse'). Hand-harvested, wild-yeast Cabernet Francs from Bourgueil and Chinon emerge as powerfully structured vins de garde—mineral, floral, hauntingly perfumed, shaped by gravel, clay, or tuffeau soils. Their commitment to indigenous yeast and minimal sulfur has defined natural Loire Cabernet Franc. Loire's natural wine pioneers, no compromise.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc

  • Vintage

    2026

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Oysters and shellfish, goat cheese, roast chicken, or pork with apples.

Tasting Profile

Grapefruit, green apple and herbs over a flinty mineral core. Bone-dry, medium bodied, with bright cutting acidity and a clean, stony finish.

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