2023 Pouilly-Fumé Silex, Domaine Didier Dagueneau RiojaAlta with a preponderance of Touriga

with a preponderance of Touriga Francesa and Tinta Roriz

The grapes are grown organically on clay-limestone and basaltic soils between the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Languedoc

wet stone and a faint breeze of fresh hay

established in 1998 by pioneering winemaker Grant Taylor

farming across a remarkable range of sites and using a more detailed

2023 Pouilly-Fumé Silex, Domaine Didier Dagueneau RiojaAlta with a preponderance of TourigaThe Lightning Strike This is Sauvignon Blanc taken to another level. Lemon oil, grapefruit zest and white peach cut through the nose, followed by gunflint, crushed stone, fennel, fresh herbs and a cool smoky edge. It is not loud or tropical; it is taut, intense and unmistakably mineral, with the kind of precision that has made Silex one of the Loires most sought after white wines. On the palate, it is powerful but sharply drawn, with citrus drive,