Domaine du Bouchot
Pouilly Fume Caillottes 2022
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Jancis Robinson 17.5/20
A wine like this makes me swallow all the rude things I (sometimes) think about Sauvignon Blanc. It's diaphanous. It's like tasting the moon: glowing white, nacreous. Citrus pith and the cold sweet perfume of night flowers. Crisply defined yet the texture of flowing satin. Quiet lines etched like the whorls of a shell. It's like slender, cool fingers tapping Morse code at the top of your spine – urgent, silent, exquisitely precise. And then the finish is a fern-fringed pool of gentle bitterness. It's stunning. (TC)
Certified biodynamic (Demeter) and organic (Ecocert). Notes from Vins-Clairs' website: Antoine Gouffier is a native of Saint Andelain; from an early age he has been surrounded by vines and vignerons. At the age of 21 he decided to study winemaking, and then embarked on extensive travels. He explored the world for 12 years, stopping for work experience in the USA, New Zealand, Middle East, Argentina and notably in South Africa. As luck would have it, in 2018, he found an advertisement online mentioning his neighbour Domaine du Bouchot was for sale. The owner Pascal Kerbiquet, a local figure who had made a name for himself working organically and with biodynamic farming since 2009, wanted to retire. Antoine soon found in him a new mentor and would work by his side for a full year. The transition happened smoothly. Little by little but with sheer determination Antoine affirmed his style, choosing hand-harvesting in order to pick at the right maturity (a few days earlier than everyone else), fermentation with natural yeasts, and minimal use amount of SO2 (almost none in 2021). He prefers long ageing on the lees in a combination of vessels: 228-, 350- or 500-litre barriques, concrete eggs, amphorae, foudre and neutral tank, observing and adapting with every single wine and vintage. Grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc on limestone composed of thin caillottes. Plots: Les Papillons/Les Petits Papillons/Les Chantalouettes/Vaurigny. Surface area: 1.68 ha. Average age of the vines: 35–40 years old. Orientation:west-south-west. Altitude: 190 m. Harvest: From mid September. Winemaking: without SO2. Fermentation: indigenous yeasts. Ageing: stainless-steel tanks with 4 g/l SO2. Unfiltered.
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Domaine du Bouchot
Loire / Frankrijk
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