2015 Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fume Pur Sang, Loire, France by DFV Fine Wines

Producer - Didier Dagueneau

Region/Appellation - Pouilly-Fume Country Hierarchy Upper Loire, Loire, France

Grape/Blend - Sauvignon Blanc

Food Suggestion - Meaty and Oily Fish

Wine Style - White - Green and Flinty

Alcohol Content - 12-12.5%

 

RATING - N/A

 

ABOUT VINYARD:

 

Didier Dagueneau started his eponymous domaine in 1982 in the commune of Saint-Andelain in Pouilly-Fumé, an appellation in the Loire Valley that makes dry white wines from Sauvignon Blanc.

Dagueneau came from a family with multi-generational ties to winemaking, and was related to Serge Dagueneau of Domaine Serge Dagueneau and Filles. Despite this, he did not pursue winemaking, instead opting to race motorcycles. After a succession of crashes, he retired from racing and returned to the Loire to make wine under his own label. He became the enfant terrible of Pouilly-Fumé by heavily and publicly criticizing the practices of his winemaking neighbors, at a time when the region was associated with high yields and accusations of vintage blending.

 

AWARDS - N/A