2023 Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fume Pur Sang, Loire, France Cati Ribot Older vintage Champagnes also benefit

Older vintage Champagnes also benefit from the shape of this bowl

some trees are over 100 years old

with some whole bunches

An ephemeral cuvée

in February of the following year

2023 Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fume Pur Sang, Loire, France Cati Ribot Older vintage Champagnes also benefitProduced 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