Didier Dagueneau Tasting
Arlequin wine bar
Tasted Thursday, September 17, 2015 by aagrawal with 644 views
Introduction
A truly remarkable experience to try so many Dagueneau wines together. It's not an opportunity I have often, and it's not something I can generally afford. The wines were very good, sometimes excellent, but none were mind-blowing, and only a handful were worth anywhere near their asking price. Nevertheless, they are well known for a reason... these wines are special and they generally have character that you can't find elsewhere. At half the price, I think these would be excellent wines to buy. The Petit Manseng was an interesting wine to finish with. I can't say I've ever tried the grape before, and it had interesting minty character that I really enjoyed, though again the price was much higher than it should have been.
2008 Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé de Pouilly 88 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Nose has grassy, rich, moderate intensity; palate is high acid, well balanced, well integrated, hay, grassy; medium-long finish. Very nice, balanced, enjoyable but could use more character for the price. 88
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2010 Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé de Pouilly 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
High intensity nose with great concentration of grass, grapefruit, richness; palate is medium bodied, medium-high acid, fades a tad through the midpalate, grassiness again; finish is medium length. The nose is more interesting than the 2008 but the palate is less persistent. 89-90
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2005 Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang 90 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Nose has high intensity, white peach, a bit sweeter on the nose, savory, earthy, less grassiness; palate has medium body, medium acid, chalky, salinity, very well integrated. 90
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2007 Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang 93 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
En magnum. Deeper golden color than the others. Nose has high intensity, some notes of maturity with slight oxidation, slight caramel, still has excellent grassiness, lime, slate; palate is tangy, high acid, fresh, lemon-lime, green apple; medium-long finish. 93
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2011 Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Slight muskiness, wonderful aromatic complexity, balanced, medium intensity, integrated grassiness; palate is medium bodied, medium to high acid, a bit disjointed and awkward with slight bitterness, high intensity grassiness, lemon-lime. Needs time. 89+
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2007 Didier Dagueneau Silex 92 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Golden richer color; very intense nose with great complexity, flint, minerality, grassy, very well integrated; palate is medium bodied, wonderfully integrated, green apple, richness, balanced medium acid; medium-long finish. Very nice. 92
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2008 Didier Dagueneau Silex 91 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Completely different. Nose has very high intensity, very ripe fruit, tropical, mango and passion fruit, very reminiscent of am paper (Indian dried mango), nose has pronounced sweetness; palate is medium body, medium-high acid, tastes like it has slight RS though it may be the higher alcohol content. 91
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2009 Didier Dagueneau Silex 90 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Nice blend on the nose with slight grassiness, slight dried fruit and mango; palate has balanced medium acid, grassiness; medium finish. Very nice. 90
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2010 Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux 92 Points
France, Southwest France, Jurançon
Green-gold color; nose has a little biscuity notes, spice, clove?, coriander?, cardamom?, definitely some kind of spice, much less aromatic than the sauvignon blanc though; palate is definitely sweet, slight mint on the midpalate and finish, very savory, very nice balance and complexity; finish is long. I love the minty savoriness, fantastic. 92-93
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