Domaine Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard 2023
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Domaine Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard 2023

Domaine Didier Dagueneau
$165.00

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2023
Type: White

Sourced from a cool, mid-slope terroir on the southwest side of the Saint-Andelain slope, this white wine carries established lineage. The Dagueneau family manages the vineyard with meticulous manual labor to cultivate sauvignon blanc rooted in complex flint soils. Fermentation occurs spontaneously with native wild yeasts in bespoke, cigar-shaped oak barrels designed to increase lees contact. It ages for one full year in wood before being transferred to tanks for a final natural settling period.

It pours a bright straw color, releasing a complex nose of lemon flesh, yellow grapefruit, and wild mountain herbs. The palate is full-bodied and concentrated, showcasing a waxy texture balanced by a sharp beam of mineral acidity. Savory flavors of fresh peach and citrus oil seamlessly wrap around a dense mouthfeel that shows extra fat. A strong vein of flinty salinity cuts right through the wine, keeping it fresh.

Domaine Didier Dagueneau is the benchmark estate of Saint-Andelain in Pouilly-Fumé, where Didier Dagueneau set out in 1982 to prove that Sauvignon Blanc could carry the depth, precision and longevity of great Burgundy. Inspired by Edmond Vatan and Henri Jayer, he worked low-yielding parcels with exacting care and gave wines such as Silex, Pur Sang and Buisson Renard extended lees aging in distinctive oak vessels. After Didier's death in 2008, his children Louis-Benjamin and Charlotte continued the domaine. The wines remain intensely mineral, textured and ageworthy, transforming Pouilly-Fumé from a simple aromatic style into a profound expression of flint, clay and site.