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Opposite Sancerre on the eastern bank of the Loire, is the town of Pouilly-sur-Loire. In Pouilly the landscape is gentler and the soil contains more limestone and flint than in Sancerre. This soil, it was believed, give the wine more pronounced gunflint or smoky flavor, hence the name of the wine: Pouilly-Fume.
The philosophy of wine making in Pouilly-Fume (same for Sancerre) has traditionally focused on preserving the pure, uninhibited flavors of Sauvignon Blanc and the grape’s naturally high acidity.
The harvest will take place at a steady pace in order to capitalize on as much freshness and acidity as possible. The pickers will make several passages on certain plots to refine the precision of the maturities, sort the beautiful bunches, before a final table sorting on arrival. Slow and gentle presses lasting several hours with separation into three juices, then fermentation in stainless steel and cement vats. Long aging on fine lees before bottling.
Eye: Pale yellow, golden reflects, bright.
Nose: The first nose is expressive on lime. The wine opens with varietal notes of boxwood and elderflower. Thereafter, it develops more fruity frame, on the citrus then on exotic fruits with notes of mango and passion fruit. Some delicate hints of white fruit nicely that complexifies the whole.
Palate: The attack is ample. The palate is lively, structured on notes of grapefruit and lemon, then develop more gourmet notes of mango coulis. Very nice length on white pepper and lemon zest.