2023 Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fume Pur Sang, Loire, France Cati Ribot with some whole bunches

with some whole bunches

An ephemeral cuvée

some trees are over 100 years old

All cuvées are made using the same process: vinification with natural yeasts without any fining or filtering

Chardonnay La Marcette was produced with grapes from vines planted in 1982 on Triassic marl soils at the top of a hill

2023 Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fume Pur Sang, Loire, France Cati Ribot with some whole bunchesProduced primarily from a vineyard north of Saint Andelain called La Folie. Occasionally, some smaller plots on the Saint Andelain hill make it into this cuvee. The soil here is deeper clay with some chalky limestone. There is virtually no silex in the soil. Barrel fermented and aged mostly in 450 and 600 liter barrels, as well as some of Dagueneau's famous cigar barrels. Designed by the late Didier, these barrels are 350 liters and agressively