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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 103 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 12/22/2023 & rated 94 points: Dîner de Noël des anciens C&S (Restaurant Bagatelle): Un nez exotique qui m’a fait hésiter vers l’Alsace, mais les amis m'ont ramené dans le droit chemin. La bouche est puissante large et profonde, avec une finale saline imposante, très longue. Beaucoup de vin! 94-95 pts
Un truc de fou: l'étiquette indique 2007 mais le bouchon 2006! :) Ce dernier fait foi. (623 views) | | | Tasted by Benoit Hardy on 12/17/2022 & rated 96 points: Delicious nose of Japanese green tea and sea spray.
The mouth offers a magnificent touch, almost velvety like a Meursault can be, then we have all the freshness that comes in the background, a real sea breeze. The wine is saline and layered. The balance is masterful, it is dense and fresh at the same time, a natural presence emerges from the wine, very difficult to describe. Then we have a finely herbaceous side to open on a magnificent finish where the apricot dominates over a long length.
Great Silex. (1193 views) | | | Tasted by DoubleD1969 on 6/11/2021: From magnum. Brought to dinner with friends. Clear pale yellow color. Beautiful nose of tangerine, jasmine, and sea spray. Palate is full of stone fruit with a citrus and mineral finish. Such a pleasure to drink by itself or with food. Simply delicious.
Note: Similar experience a couple of months ago with a 750ml. (2204 views) | | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 8/26/2020 & rated 93 points: Prosents and appealing tones with stone fruit, green spices, light perfume and wet forest with pronounced stone minerality that lies and fires up the aromas. Refined. Nice full-bodied wine with a lovely sjuicy mouthfeel of stone fruit and fabulous salt minerals. Good acidity with a little shivering fruit peel on a very good finish. Great wine! 93 points. (3259 views) | | | Tasted by CESOS on 7/11/2020: Light yellow, citrus, peach fruits. Full bodied, Med to long finish. Youthful still. Great bottle. Still alive for more years. (2564 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 5/13/2020 & rated 95 points: fresh and alive yet so delicate and long - what a sensational wine by a brilliant winemaker - sadly my last bottle (2593 views) | | | Tasted by Lemonwines on 12/11/2019 & rated 91 points: Color: deep golden/straw yellow
Nose: wet leaf, honey, nutty, brioche like an old vintage champagne. Really interesting and tertiair, changes by the second. Not at all a Sauvignon!
Taste: at first a little thin but then honey, pineapple and salmiac. High acidity, could confuse this with chenin blanc.
Overall: very interesting but could/should have been drunk a few years earlier. (2653 views) | | | Tasted by Rani on 11/25/2019 & rated 94 points: Tasted blind. Very interesting nose of crushed stones, white peaches, flint. Nutty and somewhat saline on the palate. Pretty damn good. (1950 views) | | | Tasted by timewithwine on 5/25/2018: My last Silex made by the man, the legend, the l’enfant terrible himself. And what a wine it was! Clear and clean in the glass without a trace of green as the silvery-yellow moon color. The nose expresses more melon than apricot, with lemon oil, wet limestone and smokey flint. Exquisitely balance and nuanced ... is that creamed corn I detect? Still vibrant and crisp at age twelve. 12 % alc. With dinner at Tavola with Charlie and Pat Chadwick. Highly Recommended. (634 views) | | | Tasted by bitdrerik on 4/2/2018 & rated 95 points: Coravin Kraze (Njálsgata 6): Ljósgylltur litur. Smá brúnka í jöðrum. Í nefi. Slegið gras, kattarhland, læknastofa. Breytist ekki mikið við þyrlun. Í bragðinu: Frábært jafnvægi, frábær mýkt. Suðrænir ávextir, ástaraldin, mangó, ananas. Smá steinefni líka. Líklega besta ófreyðandi hvítvín sem ég hef smakkað fram að þessu. (3487 views) | | | Tasted by pcwoz on 12/17/2017 & rated 94 points: Fabulous. Started with creamy citrus - lemon and lime ice cream. Then dived into really lovely complex tropical and secondary overtones. 94-95. Wish I had more (3208 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 10/24/2017 & rated 94 points: sensational - an extraordinary wine from a most extraordinary wine maker - love it! (3415 views) | | | Tasted by fatboi on 6/15/2017 & rated 93 points: Out of a mag and was in great shape. I was lucky enough to have a 1978 Haut Brion Blanc a couple of hours before that was amazing. Showed a lot of the same intensity and presence.Tropical white and yellow fruit dominated. Went very well with the Indian food we had from Tamarind. In a perfect place but could see it lasting for a while longer. 93 (3768 views) | | | Tasted by thwacker on 10/7/2016 & rated 92 points: this the only one of the 6 bottles i had been sitting on (pity!) that was not badly oxidized. rich and honeyed but not oxidized. there IS a lifespan for Dagueneau wines, so drink before 9 years old, folks. (4690 views) | | | Tasted by thwacker on 10/7/2016 flawed bottle: wine probably way over the hill, badly oxidized and unpleasant. down the drain Pity! (3210 views) | | | Tasted by maryjmess on 7/19/2016 & rated 85 points: Great color and exquisite nose full of minerality, however the acid and some fruit has dropped out a bit. Fuller bodied with tropical fruits and a little sweetness. Nevertheless, an enjoyable bottle from a great winemaker's last vintage.
Should have opened 2 years ago. (3717 views) | | | Tasted by ATBridge on 6/23/2016: From magnum. This was really on tonight. Beautiful tropical notes with a hint of hay/grass, but not in a NZ SB way. What stood out for me was the mouthfell--just a beautiful texture that coats the mouth, and leaves a lingering taste with the long finish. In a great spot now. My last bottle, sadly. (3482 views) | | | Tasted by etc on 1/25/2016: No notes and didn't get to spend much time with it. Not your typical SB for me in any way. Rich lush and a just a beaut. with a great finish. WBA (3866 views) | | | Tasted by Uglypinga on 12/22/2015: Cat pee and lime peel on the nose. Intense guava and passion fruit notes. Great acidity and lenght. Awesome. (3319 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus on 7/27/2015 flawed bottle: this bottle was shared by doubled1969 at a central jersey CT offline event. reviewing notes from other CT members, there appears to be significant bottle variation. although there were no negative comments from other members of the group tonight, i thought that the bottle was off. not oxidized. can't put my finger on what is wrong. brett? cork taint? what a shame for such an important bottle which was generously contributed to the night's festivities. (347 views) | | | Tasted by belfast taxman on 5/23/2015 & rated 94 points: An extraordinary wine and quite contradictory. How does the nose smell of both green nettle gooseberry and tropically fruited honey at the same time? And how does this carry onto the palate with added complexities of minerality? And why have I got no more bottles?!? Ah yes, the price! Beg, borrow or steal if you must, and you really must. At least I still have the 2005. (4269 views) | | | Tasted by mrguyot on 2/25/2015 & rated 92 points: Sans notes et de mémoire. Vin qui ne trahi pas son âge, à point. Belle texture, avec un ménisque bien défini qui démontre une texture plutôt grasse et mature. Bouquet de citron confit avec un peu de craie. Une bouche ample, d'une belle générosité. Un côté un peu atypique; on s'éloigne de ce que Dagueneau livre habituellement en jeunesse, mais une belle réussite. Toutefois, assez difficile de justifier le RQP de nos jours. (4157 views) | | | Tasted by StefanAkiko on 12/26/2014 & rated 87 points: Wineferno Tokyo 2014 (La Rochelle Akasaka (Tokyo)): I was not even close in picking this one. I was way off on all accounts: grape, year and geography.
A fruity, flowery bouquet that also sports a bit of diesel fumes.
On the palate, the oak treatment steps forward a little bit and the whole creation has mellow acids and a very youthful feeling. The finish is abrupt and the wine doesn't fly. Quite delicious but no cigar. (4803 views) | | | Tasted by bigredPA on 12/7/2014 & rated 95 points: This is the kind of wine where you need to just take a moment, collect yourself, and simply enjoy. The complexity and depth of this wine is phenomenal. Flowers, quince, honeysuckle, mineral, beeswax, almond, flint – it’s all there, and it all comes through prominently from the glass & on the palate. This has great density, but with a freshness and cut that is amazing.
Such an enjoyable experience. (4221 views) | | | Tasted by etyc on 11/7/2014: Vivino - Singapore "chapter" (the opening) (Imperial Treasure, Great World City): 7 of us Vivino'ers gathered (for the 1st time) on a rainy evening for dinner and to do some blind-tasting. This was the first wine poured. Pale yellow. Scents of white flowers (jasmine), tropical fruits (pineapples, pears). In between, there seemed to be a whiff of kerosene as well. Bone dry on palate - stones, lime. This was fresh, focused and long. It got even more stunning after more than an hour in the glass. Stupendous Sauv Blanc! Great match with the "small-eats" (小吃) we had... (5185 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2012, Issue #37, The Annual Loire Valley Report: The 2010 Vintage and Other Recently Tasted Gems
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View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2008, Issue #16, The Loire Valley Still in Full Bloom
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RJonWine.com (10/9/2008)
(Didier Dagueneau Silex) Light yellow color; focused, lifted, minerally and light oily, floral and stone fruit nose; big, rich entry, tight, but ripe and detailed stone fruit, with elegance and a shimmering tail; medium-plus finish 94+ pts. 94 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (9/20/2008)
(Didier Dagueneau Silex) Big lime, grapefruit and herbal nose; good tart entry, grapefruit, lime and mineral palate with depth, very young yet; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (7/13/2008)
(Didier Dagueneau Silex) Light yellow color; aromatic, vaguely minty, mineral and tart lime nose; elegant, lime, tart melon, wintergreen and lemon grass palate; medium-plus finish 94 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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