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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.9 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 146 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by eudora on 1/28/2024 & rated 94 points: This wine is way way past its expiration date … but what an amazing experience. First the age-related aspects: not exactly oxidized, but definitely nutty. Fruit has faded.
Now the positives: still structured with lots of acidity and to keep everything stitched together. Honey, peach, pear notes, lemon curd. Perfectly balanced. Voluptuous mouth feel.
Now the odd: no chance I ever peg this as a Sauvignon Blanc if I did not know it coming in. This is an unusual wine, and the only one I can compare it to is Melka, from Napa, with similar structure and texture (but more of a tropical fruit array).
Overall - I would not seek this wine on the secondary market as my bottle was perfectly stored and still showed signs of senescence… but if I stumbled on one, I would snap it up. It’s unique, masterful, delicious, and a homage to a legend. (230 views) | | | Tasted by jviz on 11/6/2023 & rated 94 points: Round with stone fruits on opening, lush with bright acids and tons of complexity. As it uncoiled over a few hours, some ammonia and grassy notes began to emerge and I liked it most on the PnP, but what a youthful and well aged wine. I dare say it presented younger than the 2009. Beautiful. (589 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 11/4/2023 & rated 94 points: Intense white floral notes along with an edgy herbal note. Palate was focused and narrow, and while a bit angular added mineral and chalky notes that persisted for many minutes in the finish. A while that doesn't beg for attention but once you seem to notice, it draws you in and won't let go. Emotional. (566 views) | | | Tasted by LTTC on 8/22/2022 & rated 91 points: (SYP) PNP.
A subtle nose of grass, tropical fruits, cream and earth. It is layered with mineral and umami flavours, and has a sharp line of acidity. There is high acidity and a touch of oxidation to the finish. Quite pretty but not my type of wine. (1293 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 9/14/2021 & rated 92 points: Good, not great, with plenty of herbal funk, grapefruit pith, vegetal note, earthy minerals; med round, no real tertiaries...wait, this is a 2005! great for this age, kudos to Didier. This is really solid and a testament how good SB can age. Hedonists at Katana. (2281 views) | | | Tasted by Brian of Mull on 8/9/2021 & rated 93 points: Coming back to after two years. Color is medium gold. On the nose: butterscotch, marzipan and some funk. Very unusual nose. On the palate: Quince, pineapple, almonds, salinity. It’s very reductive and sherry like and while unusual , it’s quite good to me. Maybe this is where older Dagueneau wines go to. I have 4 more bottles of the vintage, so I am going to keep aging them and see what happens. (2111 views) | | | Tasted by mblix on 6/12/2021 flawed bottle: NR (2145 views) | | | Tasted by Peech on 3/25/2021 & rated 91 points: very ripe on the palate, pretty soft, still got toasty notes on the nose but probably over the hill. Acidity was still here but not so much, with a slightly bitter finish. Later showed pear and acetone notes. (166 views) | | | Tasted by pigdaddy on 1/1/2021 & rated 92 points: pale lemon gold; grapefruit zest, hay bale, fennel seed, a tiny bit cat pissy that no one minded; supple palate weight; mature & intriguing, showing a softer delivery & lower tense acids. very good but might have preferred younger when there was greater fruit equilibrium.
NY Eve first course, so note from memory. mature for sure, but evocative & swell accompaniment to food.
nc flounder crudo in spicy buttermilk sauce, shaved fennel, meyer lemon-mirin vin (2274 views) | | | Tasted by Poll86 on 7/27/2020: Fully developed and drinking at its peak. Acidity slightly starting to fade and the tertiary aromas are dominant at this point. Clearly a good wine but not my style (1898 views) | | | Tasted by WildeMeeuw on 3/7/2020 & rated 93 points: Kleur: Bleekgeel Aroma / bouquet: Prachtig bouquet dat echter significant afwijkt van de fles die ik 29 november 2019 proefde. Die wijn was tertiair en kenmerkte zich onder andere door tonen van Sherry. Deze wijn komt aanmerkelijk jeugdiger over. Fris bouquet met tonen van limoen, vuursteen en ananas-zuurtjes. Smaak / Afdronk: Friszure en zacht-zilte start. Mondvullend, verfrissend, geweldig geconcentreerd. Retronasale impressies van limoen en peren. Briljante Pouilly-Fumé met een prachtige lange en complexe afdronk. Algemeen / potentieel: Een Pouilly-Fumé die na 15 jaar nog vitaliteit en frisheid combineert met complexiteit. Briljant! 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 93/100
Color: Pale yellow Aroma / bouquet: Beautiful bouquet that differs significantly from the bottle I tasted on November 29, 2019. That wine was tertiary and was characterized, among other things, by tones of Sherry. This wine appears considerably younger. Fresh bouquet with notes of lime, flint and pineapple acids. Taste / Aftertaste: Fresh and sour-salty start. Filling the mouth, refreshing, very concentrated. Retronasal impressions of lime and pears. Brilliant Pouilly-Fumé with a beautiful long and complex finish. General / potential: A Pouilly-Fumé that still combines vitality and freshness with complexity after 15 years. Brilliant! 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Taste / Finish: 17 + General / potential: 9 = 93/100 (1864 views) | | | Tasted by olks on 2/12/2020 & rated 91 points: Quince and grapefruit on nose. Oak is upfront but not overpowering. Notes of tropical fruits and lime with good acidity. Good effort for a Sauvignon Blanc that isn't typically as well liked. (1706 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 12/8/2019 & rated 92 points: Chez MG: Elderberries, mineral, long, very good. (1718 views) | | | Tasted by WildeMeeuw on 11/29/2019 & rated 92 points: Kleur: Bleekgeel Aroma / bouquet: Indrukwekkend en complex bouquet. Mineralig, tonen van limoen en grapefruit. Een hint van sherry die het overduidelijk tertiaire karakter van het bouquet benadrukt.. Smaak / Afdronk: Friszure en zacht zilte start. Mondvullend en verfrissend. Retronasale indrukken van limoen, stokbrood en sherry. Lange afdronk. Algemeen / potentieel: Ongelofelijk indrukwekkende, interessante maar volstrekt-atypische Pouilly-Fumé die na 14 jaar nog kaarsrecht overeind staat. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 92/100
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Color: Pale yellow Aroma / bouquet: Impressive and complex bouquet. Mineral, notes of lime and grapefruit. A hint of sherry that emphasizes the clearly tertiary nature of the bouquet. Taste / Aftertaste: Fresh, sour and soft salty starts. Filling the mouth and refreshing. Retronasal impressions of lime, baguette and sherry. Long aftertaste. General / potential: Incredibly impressive, interesting but completely atypical Pouilly-Fumé that still stands upright after 14 years. 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Taste / Finish: 17 + General / potential: 8 = 92/100 (1643 views) | | | Tasted by Herbaceous1 on 10/26/2019 & rated 93 points: Light acid. Slight pear nose. Crisp green apple palate (1379 views) | | | Tasted by Brian of Mull on 7/26/2019 & rated 93 points: Green apples, hint of pineapple . Tart lemon finish. Very dense on the palate. This is a very good wine but I think many may not appreciate . A sav blanc for grownups. I am a huge Dageneau fan and it's been a bit since I drank one. Reminds me of being at Scott's in Mayfair . (1360 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 2/17/2019 & rated 92 points: Lots of lemon and green apple with plenty of cut grass. Very big and dense with a very long, borderline tart finish. Hard to imagine, but I think this still needs more time. (1941 views) | | | Tasted by cos82 on 7/21/2018 & rated 92 points: Somewhat cloudy. Nice nose of cat pee and minerals. Lovely palate of minerals, grass and a hit of grapefruit. Enjoyed by several serious imbibers. (2068 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 7/7/2018 & rated 93 points: Occasional dinner group: Magnums chosen by Kenny (@ Invincible in Antwerp, Belgium): Minerals, nuts, oaky impressions, good citrus acidity, good length. Beautiful wine. (2110 views) | | | Tasted by The Vines That Bind on 6/8/2018 & rated 93 points: [Magnum] Fresh and grassy nose, pineapple, lemongrass, Inca Cola. Big projection. Palate is lush and round and straightforwardly delicious with white orchard fruit, and with nice minerality and sufficient acid. Very expressive aromatics, great nose. That’s got to be one of the best Sauvignon Blancs I’ve ever had. (2385 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 10/7/2017 & rated 93 points: Regular dinner group (By JvT @ Fitzgerald): Focused wine with a lot of minerals and firm acidity. Grasses, some bitterness and a bit reductive, but overall a concentrated and beautiful wine. (2848 views) | | | Tasted by Vinomane on 9/18/2017: Unlike last bottle, very pale and undeveloped at age 12 (my companion felt it was at peak; I think it's holding its best in reserve). Seems to have everything you expect from this wine in a good vintage, just not quite yet. Potentially (95). (2502 views) | | | Tasted by herka on 4/21/2017 & rated 94 points: some oxydation flavors right after the opening that went awat after few minutes.
wondefull (3102 views) | | | Tasted by walkerjfw on 3/19/2017 & rated 94 points: BYO dinner with Ray/Shaun/CVA/Fabian - Bordeaux and "ABC" Whites... (The Milling Room - NYC): First wine of the evening, this one brought by Ray and Shaun. I am a big fan of Dagueneau's wine, fun to try this vintage.
Medium/light gold color. Nose of orchard fruits, minerals. Palate showed citrus, baked green apples, quince, key lime, white flowers. Medium weight, layered finish. Really luxurious mouthfeel, nice secondary notes through the mid palate. Crisp and precise.
This is an 11 year old Pouilly Fume still drinking fresh and crisp. Very special wine...excellent (3592 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 3/2/2017 & rated 94 points: WTDS at Tilia: Rhones Among Others (3/2/17): Light gold color. Drank 1+ glass over an hour. This really was quite mesmerizing. Not everyone loves a wine that has this kind of focus and gripping acids. But, I do. The nose fills you with a tangy lime and citrus aroma on top of a mineral laced nose. The palate is laser sharp with a splendid precision to the deeply, lime sweet tart laced flavors. This is lime and provocative citrus in the best possible way. The palate has an indelible minerality that works in concert with the citrus fruit and tons of dry lime extract to make a quite remarkable wine. Excellent length, piercingly good on the palate. 93+ to 94pts. (3465 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (9/22/2010)
(Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang) Cat pee, white flower, lime, tart gooseberry nose; tart citrus, tart grapefruit palate with medium acidity, but thin on mid-palate, nowhere near as tasty as a couple years back, before the fruit dropped out; medium finish (another data point for the need to drink up Dagueneaus in their first few years--none of the ones I've ever had with four or more years of age have worn their age at all well) 89 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (10/9/2008)
(Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang) Very light yellow color; big herbal, grass, mint and mineral nose; big, mouthfilling, tangy but light-footed tart grapefruit, minerals and tart white peach palate; medium-plus finish 93 points |
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| Didier Dagueneau Producer Wikipedia
Didier Dagueneau has been called a nonconformist, independent, eccentric, and maverick. He is also dedicated to producing some of the greatest white wines of the Loire — and all of France for that matter. He is considered by many to be a master of the sauvignon blanc grape.
He is on a crusade to redeem the reputation of authentic Pouilly-Fumé. Domaine Didier Dagueneau is located in Saint Andelain, a village in the Pouilly Fumé Appellation. He owns about 28 acres of land consisting of mainly clay and flint based soils (or ‘Silex’ in French). Dagueneau is a perfectionist and he attends to every detail — from vineyard management (biodynamic since 1993) to the cellar, which is said to look like a cathedral. He goes way beyond the regulations of the appellation — pruning severely, de-budding, de-leafing, thinning clusters, and keeping low yields — and each harvest is done manually over several tries (he has the labor receipts to prove it).
Others have written more eloquently about Dagueneau. The following passage was translated from Vallee de la Loire – Grandeur Nature by James Turnball.
A young rebel with convictions. Dagueneau owes his success to the strength of his convictions. A local winemaker’s son, he set out on his own in 1982. He began using oak barrels for his vinifications a couple years later and wines of great quality were not far behind. Certain traditionalists, however, said that his wines were not “real” Pouilly Fume.
Dagueneau’s non-conformity has helped him more than hurt him: his long tousled hair, his bushy beard, his intense gaze, not to mention his passion for sled dogs have all earned him the nickname “the madman of Saint-Andelain” and made him very popular with the press.
What does Dagueneau have that the other don’t? He is extremely meticulous and possesses a special intuition where winemaking is concerned. His goals are always authenticity and perfection. To obtain grapes of the highest quality, his vineyard workers spend at least three months carefully de-budding even after a severe pruning earlier in the year. And when the grapes are perfectly ripe, the harvest is done by hand, so that only grapes of impeccable condition are picked, the others are either thrown out or left on the vine to be picked later.
His new winemaking facilities, specifically adapted to Dagueneau’s techniques, use gravity for moving liquids and allow him to apply his ideas without the slightest compromise. After fermentation, the wines are aged in a beautiful cellar containing big barrels and “cigares” (small, long oval barrels which he designed and are made especially for him). The cellar is kept quite cool to limit interaction between the wine and the oak, thus avoiding an overly oaky aroma in the wine.
Dagueneau makes four different dry white wines, all Pouilly Fumés. His basic wine is the En Chailloux, a blend from several vineyards. Next step up is the Buisson Menard, more flinty in style, but still round, and more ageworthy. The remaining two wines are both superstars from single vineyards, and are barrel fermented. Both come from slate soils with one being called Silex, and the other known as Pur Sang.
Pur Sang means “Thoroughbred” in English. The flavors tend to fall somewhere in between the En Chailloux (which accounts for half his production and is his softest, friendliest wine) and Cuvée Silex (his most structured cuvée). The Pur Sang is said to be a more hedonistic Sauvignon (often on par with the Silex), but less mineral driven.
That being said the minerality comes through loud and clear on the nose as well as lemon, citrus, white flowers and some fresh hay. On the palate, very structured, rich and creamy with pronounced mineral components, chalky and loads of lemon zest with a hint of tangerine and nectarine. Great acidity with a very clean, pure and an extremely long finish.
The acidity and strong mineral components make this a great pairing for mussels, raw clams or oysters as well as other seafood dishes. Also, seems as though this wine might benefit from 2-3 years of cellaring….
They say that in the United States, scores sell wine. In Europe, a good story sells wine. Dagueneau is a great story — and his wines are also scored well and often included in TWS Top 100 Wines in any given vintage.
View releated post Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé de Pouilly, 2006.
This wine may not be a great value (ok, it isn’t a good value) or very easy to find, but it is worth seeking out — and it might be a good time to do so given that 2006 was such a good year in Loire. Not to mention that his lore will only continue to increase and the dollar shows no signs of getting up off its knees.
A stunning wine. Imported by Polaner Selections.
Didier Dagueneau was tragically killed on September 17, 2008 when the ultralight plane he was piloting experienced problems during take off and crashed. He was only 52 years young. He had accomplished so much and his wines established a benchmark for sauvignon blanc, yet it seemed as though he was just getting started. He will be missed.
Sauvignon Blanc Varietal CharacterFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comLoire Valley Vins du Val de Loire (Interprofession des Vins du Val de Loire)
Jancis Robinson vintage reports
Wine Spectator vintage reports
Wine Scholar Guild vintage reports
2016 vintage:
"Quality and concentration is good, with Chenin Blanc being particularly noteworthy in 2016 while Sancerre is thought to be the best of the Sauvignon Blanc appellations. Cabernet Franc is 'delicious, ripe and fruity' according to Loire courtier Chris Hardy." - Jancis Roninson
2017 vintage reports:
Jancis Robinson
Vinfolio
"2018 wines will not be typical of the Loire rather they will have the characteristics of wines from much further south" - Philippe Gilbert
2019 vintage:
Academie du Vin report
"the warm 2019 vintage is characterised by a surprising freshness" - Jim Budd
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