Products tagged with Pouilly-Fume

Alain is fortunate enough to own parcels in Pouilly-Fumé that are heavy in Silex, a soil type coveted for its trademark laser-sharp flinty minerality. Indeed, if these plots were over the river in Sancerre, the wine would probably be double the price.

Labelled as “Pouilly-sur-Loire” because it isn’t made of Sauvignon Blanc. The Chasselas gives the wine a bit of roundness and notes of melon and green herbs, but the “Loire-ness” is unmistakable. Great, crisp mineral abounds – a unique wine & somewhat opu