Pouilly-Fumé Buisson Renard

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In the glass

Aroma: yellow plum, ripe peach, honeysuckle, fine spice

Palate: preserved lemon, stone fruit, lees creaminess, exotic spice

Buisson Renard (formerly Buisson Ménard) is the broader, more exotic side of Dagueneau. Yellow plum and exotic spice over a full, ripe-fruited Sauvignon frame.

What it pairs with

• Lobster thermidor Creamy gratin shellfish demands the wine's full body, exotic spice and acidity.More wines for lobster →
• Thai green curry with prawns Coconut milk and lemongrass meet the wine's exotic spice and stone-fruit register.More wines for prawns and shrimp →
• Truffled risotto Earthy black truffle bridges to the wine's stone-fruit depth and creamy lees.More wines for risotto →
• Roast Bresse chicken Premier-cru poultry meets the wine's textural weight and lifted fruit; tarragon picks up the honeysuckle.More wines for chicken and white meat →

With cheese

Crottin de Chavignol Our pick Pouilly-Fumé is a dry Sauvignon Blanc from flint and limestone across the river from Sancerre, and its high acidity and citrus lift the nutty notes of a half-dry crottin. The consortium names it among the wines the cheese likes, after white Sancerre and Menetou-Salon. Valençay Our pick Valençay's ash coat and creamy young paste want a sharp, dry white. Pouilly-Fumé, Sauvignon Blanc from flint and limestone, brings high acidity and citrus that cut the cream. The consortium itself names Valençay AOC wine.

History

Buisson Renard sources from a parcel that earlier appeared as Buisson Ménard. The wine emphasises ripe, exotic fruit over the smoky flint of Silex.

1. 1990Buisson Ménard/Renard parcel added to the estate's cuvée range

Facts

Producer

Domaine Didier Dagueneau · visiting guide

Grapes

Sauvignon Blanc (100%)

Classification

Pouilly-Fumé AOC

Oak

Fermented and aged in oak barrels (mostly older) for around 18 months, then 5 to 7 months in tank

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 200 to 380 at retail

Drinking window

5-25 from vintage

First vintage

1990

Biodynamic

Biodynamic Practicing

Organic

ECOCERT

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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