Pascal Jolivet Pouilly-Fumé Sauvignon Blanc 2020
$38
FRANCE : LOIRE VALLEY : POUILLY-FUMÉ
Sauvignon Blanc
LIGHT-MED-BODIED, LEMON PEEL, WHITE FLOWER, FLINT, MINERAL, SMOKE, NO OAK
Est. in 1987, Domaine Pascal Jolivet owns over 120 acres of vineyards in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, which is just across the river on the north bank of the Loire. The “Blanc Fumé” (meaning: “smoky white,” in reference to the signature gun flint aromas of Sauvignon Blanc from Pouilly-Fumé) has the same minerality and fresh acidity of a Sancerre, but with riper fruit and a slightly creamier palate.
FARMING : Organic & Biodynamic
WINEMAKING : Minimal intervention (native yeasts, cold settling [no enzymes], low SO2); fermentation and lees ageing in stainless steel (no oak)
PAIR WITH : Grilled Mussels with Mignonette Sauce
*Female Winemaker
*Low Sulfites
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