Louis Benjamin - Didier Dagueneau, Pouilly-Fumé, "Pur Sang"
The stunning purity and depth of Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé is something every serious wine lover needs to experience at least once in his/her life. 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, of which “Pur Sang” may be his most famous. The exceptionally concentrated, multi-dimensional Dagueneau house style is driven first and foremost by meticulous, hands-on viticulture and extremely low yields at harvest; the estate’s vines are clustered around the village of Saint Andelain and are tended by an exceptionally large team of workers to ensure the most pristine quality. Aged in barrels, the Dagueneau whites offer a combination of voluptuous texture and piercing minerality, with the full range of Sauvignon Blanc aromas turned up to 11 as well. The vineyard source for “Pur Sang” is a south-facing parcel in the village of Saint-Laurent-L’Abbaye, in soils rich in silex (flint). Vibrant, intense, memorable white wine with more positive evolution still ahead.
