Domaine Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang 2023
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Domaine Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang 2023

Domaine Didier Dagueneau
$155.00

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2023
Type: White

This white wine represents a focused study in low-toast oak aging of sauvignon blanc from select parcels on the Saint-Andelain hill. The Dagueneau family works with top coopers to utilize uniquely shaped barrels that enhance natural lees contact without sweet wood spice. Primary fermentation relies entirely on native vineyard yeasts, followed by a full year of wood aging before five months of tank settling. This zero-makeup process focuses on structural longevity and raw varietal density.

It displays a bright straw-yellow color, releasing complex aromas of citrus rind, white stone fruit, and delicate wildflower notes. A medium-to-full-bodied frame pairs concentrated orchard fruit flavors with an underlying stony mineral core. A sharp wave of natural acidity cuts right through the texturally refined mouthfeel, keeping it fresh. Subtle notes of fresh bread dough and marine salinity add deep balance across the mid-palate. It finishes completely dry, leaving a long trail of flint.

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.