Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Dagueneau |
Label Name: | Silex Pouilly Fume |
Vintage: | 2016 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pouilly-Fumé, Loire (Saint-Andelain) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Sauvignon Blanc |
Acidity: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 10-12°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 94/100 (Silex 2016). Widely acclaimed by international critics for minerality, texture and age-worthiness
Tasting Note
Pronounced flinty minerality with citrus, yellow apple, peach and ruby grapefruit; saline, focused acidity and a silky, concentrated texture finishing long and precise.
Food Pairing
Oysters, grilled or meaty fish (salmon, sea bass), roast chicken, goat cheese; Asian: sushi/sashimi, tempura, Thai green curry, Vietnamese seafood, lightly spicy Sichuan dishes.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, very low yields; biodynamic-influenced viticulture; fermented partly in custom small oak barrels and demi-muids with extended lees contact, minimal fining/filtration.
Vineyard Info
Founded by Didier Dagueneau in Saint-Andelain; famed for low-yield, site-driven Sauvignon Blanc. Estate now managed by his children, vineyards prized for flint (silex) soils.