Domaine Champalou "Le Portail" Vouvray

 The Portail is a dry wine, robust and  yet feminine, with vanilla and a wealth of complex flavors.  The mouth feel is long and intense. Marry with fine dishes such as lobsters, scallops and spicy meals  of poultry and fish. It is lovely with hard cheeses. 

"In addition to being extremely talented vignerons, the Champalous (Catherine, Didier, and their daughter, Céline) are quite skilled in the culinary arts. Ever the warm and generous hosts, they take pleasure in toiling away in the kitchen to create brilliant and often unexpected pairings for their wines. With Vouvrays of all styles available in their cellar—still and sparkling; dry, off-dry, and fully sweet; oak-aged and tank-aged; vintages young and old of every cuvée—the options are truly endless.  "