Domaine Pichot (Philippe Pichot) is a Vouvray producer based at Parçay-Meslay, making Vouvray from Chenin Blanc grown on the tuffeau limestone plateau above the Loire east of Tours. The estate's Clos Berger a named lieu-dit vineyard is the centrepiece of their production: Vouvray Demi-Sec and Sec from old vines in this single site. Vouvray Demi-Sec retains residual sugar balanced by the grape's naturally high acidity, producing a textural off-dry wine rather than a simply sweet one.

Vouvray Demi-Sec and moelleux expressions are among the most misunderstood wines in the Loire often dismissed as sweet when they are actually structured, complex, and capable of extreme age. For programmes wanting to introduce guests to aged Chenin Blanc as a serious fine wine experience, Domaine Pichot's Clos Berger Demi-Sec provides the accessible entry point: a named-site Vouvray from a working estate at a price point that makes by-the-glass service viable.