2024 Touraine Chenonceaux, La Voûte

• Style: Dry Loire Sauvignon Blanc
• Taste: Grapefruit, tropical fruit, flint minerality with saline grip
• Food: Oysters, goat cheese, asparagus, white fish
• Occasion: Aperitif, summer drinking, weeknight dinner
• Serve: Chilled, 8–10°C, within 1–2 years

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Pale lemon with green glints, moving from grapefruit into tropical fruit and floral whispers on the nose. The palate is fleshy and clean, with a saline minerality that speaks to the clay and flint soils of the Cher Valley. Low alcohol (12.5%) and crisp acidity deliver a wine made for the table rather than show—wet stone, green apple, and herbal snap balanced by lees-derived roundness that feels complete rather than lean.

The Winery — La Voûte

Joel Delaunay's La Voûte draws from selected vineyard parcels in the young Touraine Chenonceaux appellation, formally recognised in 2011 after two decades of development. The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc spends around seven months resting on fine lees with regular stirring, a patient process that builds texture and complexity. Despite a challenging spring and wet winter in the Loire Valley, the fruit was caught at its freshest, the cellar work transforming straightforward character into genuine substance and grip.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Serve chilled at 8–10°C. This is a natural partner for oysters, goat cheese, and asparagus dishes—any pairing where acidity cuts through richness. Equally at home as an aperitif or alongside lighter fish courses and vegetable-forward plates. The natural cork closure and structure mean it will hold for a year or two, making it a reliable choice for weeknight dinners and summer lunches. Explore more across our Sauvignon Blanc range—from Sancerre to Pouilly-Fumé—and you'll find La Voûte punches well above its weight. Browse more from Touraine, or discover the rest of our France selection.