Didier Dagueneau Silex Pouilly Fume 2022

Didier Dagueneau Silex Pouilly Fume 

Region: Pouilly-Fume, Loire, France

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 13.5%

There's flesh from the clay element of its clay-flint soils, which is felt on entry but tightens up as it moves through the mouth. This remains a wine of drive, firmness and upright structure; it speaks of the place it comes from rather than its variety. Aromatics are almost a forgotten element; this is a wine about structure and texture. There is a lemony, wild goat cheese-like note and a distinct flinty whiff. SIlex, after all, means flint in French. RG

Legndary winemaker Didier Dagueneau was affectionately referred to as the 'Wild man of Pouilly' not only because of his looks but because his ideas seemed simply ludicrous at the time. He halved his yields and began tilling his vineyards by horse instead of tractor. He paid scrupulous attention to detail at every stage, from vineyard management (biodynamic since 1993) to winemaking processes in the cellar. He redeemed the reputation of Pouilly-Fumé and became one of the greatest winemakers of his generation. Louis-Benjamin has continued very much in his father’s footsteps, with intense focus and complete dedication to producing wines that many consider to be the ultimate expression of Sauvignon Blanc