Winemaker Notes
This wine is a blend of 4 parcels in the villages of Boisgibault and Tracy-sur-Loire from the 15 acres owned and farmed by the Mollet family for over 300 years. Prior to harvest, Florian Mollet tastes the fruit to ensure the most rigorous selection possible. Careful temperature control during vinification preserves grape phenolics. With its silky texture and compelling freshness, minerality and citrus character, this Pouilly-Fumé is an authentic expression of the terroirs of this appellation.
Blend: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Vibrant apple, nettle and yellow plum notes with a mineral edge; complex and rich with a long, pear drop finish.
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Wine Spectator
A racy, mineral-driven white, whose density builds on a linear, firm frame. Savory notes of chives and crushed stone are flanked by lime zest and salt. This is energetic through the finish, which lingers nicely. Drink now through 2028. 1,243 cases imported.
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.