Pouilly Fume: Les Loges 2010
Description
Pouilly Fumé - bright gooseberry fruit aromas precede an atypically rich and rounded palate. Bracing citrus fruit flavours with underlying 'wet pebble' mineral notes precede a long, elegant finish.
- Style: White Wine, Dry (Sec), Light-bodied
- Region: Loire, Pouilly Fume,
- Producer: Dominique Guyot
- Vintage: 2010
- Grape variety (Cépage): Sauvignon Blanc
- Wine pairing - drink with: Shellfish, Goat's Cheese
- Cellarage: Best drunk within 3-4 years of vintage.
- Vinification: Hand harvested grapes from the prestigious Les Loges vineyards are vinified at cool temperatures (circa 15º C) prior to a late spring bottling the following year.
- Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 12.5%
- Full Tasting Notes (PDF): Download
Pouilly Fumé: Les Loges 2010
The wines of Pouilly are often compared with those of neighbouring Sancerre (“Water divides us wine unites us” is a popular local saying) however they are often richer and more full-bodied and frequently require more time to evolve.
What others think of this wine...
Yapp Brothers Staff Review - Tom says:Quintessential Loire Sauvignon with a taut gun-flint finish and oodles of finesse this is as delicious as our exceptional Sancerre, but £1 cheaper.
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