Pouilly Fumé 

2020

100% Sauvignon Blanc 

Region: Loire 

ESTATE HISTORY

Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau is the master of this exceptional estate dedicated to Sauvignon Blanc.

Since the untimely passing of his father, in September 2008, Louis-Benjamin runs the domaine along with his sister Charlotte. Together they continue to maintain the wine legacy left by their father, who was often referred to as an acclaimed artist and ‘France’s most physically messianic winemaker in a bacchic parody of the Annunciation’. With enormous courage and great willpower, the siblings have risen to the challenge of producing spectacular wines.

Through innovation and a pursuit of the highest complexity and purity in their wines, the XXI Cuvée was created. This unique wine is a combination of some of their most famous parcels vinified together into a single blend called XXI (Twenty-One).

TERROIR

The domaine is located in the village of Saint-Andelain on the very best terroirs that Pouilly-Fumé has to offer. The terroirs, the vines and the grapes are king on this 12-hectare estate exclusively planted with Sauvignon.

VITICULTURE

Organic & biodynamic farming

WINEMAKING

Oak: New & Used French Barrels of Various Sizes

TASTING & FOOD PAIRINGS

94 points Vinous

Forget aromatic Sauvignon, the 2020 Pur Sang is clear, pure and restrained. An evident nutty note to this is likely derived from the 20-25% new oak employed for all the Dagueneau cuvees. The oak combines with ripe, white stone fruit and almond meal, which lingers on the taut, grippy finish, and reveals that this wine is still in its infancy.