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Didier Dagueneau, Pouilly-Fumé “Silex”

Loire Valley, France 2016 (750mL)
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Didier Dagueneau, Pouilly-Fumé “Silex”

“Silex” wears its terroir on its sleeve even more so than its sibling, “Pur Sang.” Both are single-vineyard wines from parcels planted in silex (flint) soils, but the concentration of flint in the source vineyard for this wine is greater compared to the more clay-rich parcel that supplies Pur Sang. The late Didier Dagueneau was a charismatic and obsessive vigneron who was one of the first in his region to experiment with single-vineyard wines, and Silex, while very clearly and distinctively made from Sauvignon Blanc, channels the best Grand Cru whites of Burgundy. This is Dagueneau’s most powerfully structured, longest-aging cuvée, aged in a mix of new and used barrels and infused with amazing mineral depth. This mind-blowing white will continue to age beautifully for the next 10+ years.
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Country
France
Region
Loire Valley
Sub-Region
FrancePouilly-Fumé
Soil
Flint & Clay
Farming
Organic & Biodynamic
Blend
Sauvignon Blanc 100%
Alcohol
13.5
OAK
Mixed New & Used French
TEMP.
50
Glassware
All-Purpose Whites
Drinking
Now-2030
Decanting
30 Minutes

France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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