Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
Coming from more silex and flinty soils, the 2019 Pouilly-Fumé Cuvée Silice is a more textured, layered Sauvignon Blanc offering bright white grapefruit and citrus notes as well as plenty of floral nuances. It shows more minerality on the palate yet still packs ample richness and length. This beautiful Pouilly-Fumé that can be drunk today or cellared for over a decade if you see fit.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
Famous in the Loire and throughout the world for perfumed Sauvignon blanc, Pouilly-Fume sits due east, across the Loire River from Sancerre. Limestone soils with clay and flint (also called silex) contribute to the wines' freshness and often times smoky, flinty, mineral character.