Pouilly-Fumé Pur Sang

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In the glass

Aroma: lemon zest, white flower, smoke, stone fruit

Palate: citrus, saline mineral, lees creaminess, wet flint

Pur Sang, established 1988, sits at the heart of Dagueneau's range. Citrus, saline mineral and flint smoke from a Kimmeridgian-clay terroir.

What it pairs with

• Sole meunière Brown butter meets the wine's creamy lees and chalky lift; flint signature echoes the browning.More wines for fish →
• Roast turbot Firm-fleshed fish meets full body and saline mineral; lees creaminess handles butter sauce.More wines for fish →
• Coquilles Saint-Jacques Scallop sweetness and saline mineral lift; chalk handles the citrus garnish.
• Goat cheese soufflé Chèvre intensity finds the wine's chalky drive; the soufflé's weight handles full body.More wines for lamb →

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

Pur Sang was established in 1988 as Dagueneau's most complete expression of the estate's holdings. The cuvée sits between the more austere Silex and the broader Buisson Renard.

1. 1988First vintage of Pur Sang

Facts

Producer

Domaine Didier Dagueneau · visiting guide

Grapes

Sauvignon Blanc (100%)

Classification

Pouilly-Fumé AOC

Oak

Fermented and aged for around 18 months in cigar-shaped oak barrels and demi-muids, then 5 to 7 months in tank

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 180 to 350 at retail

Drinking window

5-20 from vintage

First vintage

1988

Biodynamic

Biodynamic Practicing

Organic

ECOCERT

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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