“Philippe Foreau and the Domaine du Clos Naudin are well known for the purity and extreme longevity of the wines produced there. Foreau cultivates a total of 11.5 hectares of vines of which all are dedicated to Chenin Blanc. The vineyards are located on the famous Perruches terroir in the northeast corner of Vouvray and are planted with southeast and southwest facing exposure with vines averaging 45 years. Yields of the organically-farmed vineyards are kept low, at 33 hectoliters per hectare on average. Harvest is done by hand with numerous passes to select only ripe grapes. There are a few more still wines produced than sparkling wines, which are made la mthode champenoise and kept on the lees for at least four years. The still wines (Sec, Demi-Sec or Moelleux) ferment slowly in 300-liter barrels to bone dry, but malolactic fermentation never occurs. Foreau never chaptalizes and his wines are style-forming pure and fresh and gain complexity the more years they are allowed to age.“ The Wine Advocate