Vincent & Tania Carême

Domaine Vincent Carême is one of the appellation’s leading lights. Starting in 1999, Vincent Carême was a member of the younger generation implementing what was viewed as artisanal ideas in the early 2000s, including organics and low sulfur regimes. Carême is now part of the Vouvray furniture, and these seemingly new ideas are now integral to the appellation’s ascendancy. Both a traditional method and a very successful pét-nat are in the domaine range. When it comes to still wines, Carême’s taste preference is for dry styles, and that’s what you’ll mostly find in his chalky cellars. In 2022, the warm, dry vintage is reflected in the fruit's ripe sweetness and the wines' amplitude. The older vines that make the single vineyard parcel Le Clos seem to have negotiated the conditions well; the younger vines on Clos de la Roche seem more sensitive, showing some alcoholic heat.