2017 Didier Dagueneau Silex

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 93.4 points

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  4/22/2024 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 94 Points

  now this was FANTASTIC... i'm 90% a burg guy (for whites) but this is special... Tiff said "great acidity" and that was the case on the pnp, then after about 2-3 hours in the decanter this developed some richness and maybe sweet (?) citrus fruit to balance... just packed a punch with various (and confusing) flavors... but LOVED it... bought 6 btls of 2019 this AM... hope those are just as good, with time at least

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  1/22/2024 - Asull2k wrote: 92 Points

  Decanted a portion with stir and it improved over 2 hrs. Vacuvin’d the rest. Similar results on day 3 and seemed to open more over an hour after decant. Medium straw/pale gold color. A little lemon rind, light grass on the nose. Grapefruit rind, lemon zest, pear, touch of grass, light pepper on the palate with 30-35 sec finish. Not happy with QPR on this one right now, and I question what will happen with more age.. Better paired with food

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  2/5/2022 - ikkaariainen Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Incredible French white wine, young Loire valley sauvignon blanc now produced by Didier's son and the new wine making team, intense, totally approachable and drinkable now but this has a long way to go to evolve into true maturity and potential and I suspect based on the '06 and '07's that we have that on maturation starting in 5-7 years+ score wise this will easily be 96+ points. Full bodied, smooth, intense core and nose at this stage a bit reticent and muted with acidic notes overlayed bu white peach, musk melon and a hint of burnt sugar. Flavor profile intense with yeast, pear, a hint of green tea that we have come across before on Didier's wines, honey suckle and a sweeter note of caramel on the beautiful long drawn out finish. Highly recommend with the caveat and understanding that right now this is still a very young wine needing years more cellaring time - if drunk now this white wine would actually benefit from 3-4 hours in the decanter. Right now a moderate QPR wine, despite the price point on full maturation this will likely be a very reasonable QPR wine, it will be just that good.

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  2/4/2022 - Grinner wrote: 93 Points

  "Old Bordeaux" = '86! (Old Home of Woodward): A truly great Sauv Blanc! Lots of potential for a higher score later. Deep fresh green and yellow fruit bouncing on rocks in a saline rain. The few of these I've had before were older and even more complex: 2024-2032.

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  1/31/2022 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 93 Points

  this was beautiful... almost tasted like very mineral Pul Montrachet... had great lift and energy but was downright rich for this bottling... just great on my 60th bday dinner with the kids in SF Japantown / sushi... great pairing

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