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Didier Dagueneau, Pouilly Fume Silex, 2019

White Wine from Loire, France
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This is Dagueneau's Silex from 2019, the vintage where years of patient changes in the vineyards and cellar finally came together. The result is aromatic ripeness without high alcohol, and we'd put it among the most profound, iconic expressions of Pouilly-Fumé there is. Silex is French for flint, and flint is the soil this wine grows in. The grapes are estate-grown, dry-farmed and picked by hand, then fermented and aged in barrel, including large-format casks. The man behind it was Didier Dagueneau, a former motorcycle sidecar racer and champion dog-sled racer who became the Loire's enfant terrible, publicly criticising his neighbours and obsessing over every detail until he died in a plane crash in 2008. His son Louis-Benjamin now runs the domaine with the same audacity. As Silex always is when young, the 2019 is the most closed-up wine in the range right now, all structure and promise. Treat it like great white Burgundy and give it years in the cellar.

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More about Didier Dagueneau

A legend who redefined Pouilly-Fumé on his own terms. Dagueneau was the enfant terrible of the Loire, publicly criticizing his neighbors and obsessing over detail until his untimely death in 2008. His son Louis-Benjamin now carries the torch with the same audacity and talent, proving that Sauvignon Blanc from this region can be world-class when you refuse to compromise. These wines have attitude.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sauvignon Blanc

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Lobster with beurre blanc; seared scallops; roast turbot or pike-perch with a butter sauce; aged Crottin de Chavignol goat cheese; oysters with mignonette once the wine has opened up.

Tasting Profile

Dry and tightly wound in youth. Expect a strong flinty, mineral core with plenty of high-toned fruit and very high acidity. Ripe and aromatic but not high in alcohol. Barrel aging adds complexity, and the mineral intensity should open up and blend with the fruit as it ages. For now it's mostly structure and potential.

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