2023 Dagueneau Les Pentes, Pouilly-Fume AOC, Loire Valley, France

Crisp and shining with meadow grass, white grapefruit, white blossoms over a slick of lees, this finishes with an alluring limestone buzz. A great introduction to a classic appellation. As I have mentioned before, the Pouilly-Fumé “les Pentes” from Valerie Dagueneau made from old vines and is always hand-harvested. This vintage offering up a refined aromatic panoply of green apple, gooseberry, fresh-cut grass, flinty minerality and a top note of lime blossoms. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied and zesty, with a good core of fruit, lovely soil undertow, a good spine of acidity and fine focus and balance on the long and complex finish. A very refined example of Pouilly-Fumé. 2023-2030. 91pts. John Gilman - View from the Cellar, September 2023 “Dagueneau also makes incredible Pouilly-sur-Loire, you’ll never taste better.” - Jacqueline Freidrich, A Wine And Food Guide To The Loire. This branch of the Dagueneau family headed by father Serge is based in Saint Andelain and owns 1