Pascal Jolivet Pouilly-Fumé Sauvignon Blanc 2018

$34

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