2021 DOMAINE DU BOUCHOT CAILLOTTES POUILLY-FUME
2021 BOUCHOT "CAILLOTTES" POUILLY-FUME, LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE. 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
92 points James Suckling: "Fresh nose of citrus and green grass, together with hints of blossoms and minerals. Medium-bodied with a silky, almost creamy mouth-feel to counter the vibrant acidity. Long finish with lemon sorbet and minerals. Delicious. From bio dynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Unfiltered. Drink now."
From the Winemaker: "Wet stones, coupled with subtle citrus fruit, on the nose and palate. Long, mineral finish."
About: A family Estate since 1966, in 2018, Antoine Gouffier purchased Domaine du Bouchot, located in Pouilly-sur-Loire, from his mentors, Rachel and Pascal Kerbiquet, embarking on a new beginning. His knowledge of the area is profound; his family, the Minets, own the neighboring vineyards.
In 2009 Bouchot was the first in the appellation to become certified organic, and Antoine has finalized the biodynamic certification. The wines will be labeled with the Demeter logo starting with the 2021 vintage. A 10-hectare property, it is mainly planted to Sauvignon Blanc, with a few vines of Chasselas, on the southwest side of the hill from the village of Saint Andelain. The wines reflect the unmistakable character of each of the vineyards: the Kimmeridgian marl soil is of white clay, limestone, fossilized oysters from ancient seabeds, and the Portlandian terroir (limestone with layered, small rocks) lend a flinty, mineral quality to the wines—the differentiating characteristics lending to a unique purity and clarity.
Antoine believes in minimal intervention in his winemaking, using indigenous yeast and stainless steel for fermentation. He is also experimenting with amphorae. The wines are vinified without sulfur. The Domaine produces 3 different Pouilly-Fumé: Cuvée Terres Blanches from the Kimmeridgian marl soils, Cuvée Les Caillotes from Portlandian soils, and Cuvée 1955 from the oldest vines on the estate. In addition, he produces a Pouilly-sur-Loire made from 100% Chasselas and one Vin de Pays called “Orange,” a 100% Sauvignon vinified on the skin during five months without SO2 and aged for one year in 2-years old barrels with 1g/L SO2.
Antoine's dedication and respect for terroir culminate in his representations of Sauvignon Blanc from Pouilly-Fumé. The resulting wines display a fruity, floral, and poignant minerality. As a young vigneron who has taken the reigns at the Domaine du Bouchot, his wines express a vibrant, elegant, balanced tension, and he is achieving new heights in the appellation.
92 points James Suckling: "Fresh nose of citrus and green grass, together with hints of blossoms and minerals. Medium-bodied with a silky, almost creamy mouth-feel to counter the vibrant acidity. Long finish with lemon sorbet and minerals. Delicious. From bio dynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Unfiltered. Drink now."
From the Winemaker: "Wet stones, coupled with subtle citrus fruit, on the nose and palate. Long, mineral finish."
About: A family Estate since 1966, in 2018, Antoine Gouffier purchased Domaine du Bouchot, located in Pouilly-sur-Loire, from his mentors, Rachel and Pascal Kerbiquet, embarking on a new beginning. His knowledge of the area is profound; his family, the Minets, own the neighboring vineyards.
In 2009 Bouchot was the first in the appellation to become certified organic, and Antoine has finalized the biodynamic certification. The wines will be labeled with the Demeter logo starting with the 2021 vintage. A 10-hectare property, it is mainly planted to Sauvignon Blanc, with a few vines of Chasselas, on the southwest side of the hill from the village of Saint Andelain. The wines reflect the unmistakable character of each of the vineyards: the Kimmeridgian marl soil is of white clay, limestone, fossilized oysters from ancient seabeds, and the Portlandian terroir (limestone with layered, small rocks) lend a flinty, mineral quality to the wines—the differentiating characteristics lending to a unique purity and clarity.
Antoine believes in minimal intervention in his winemaking, using indigenous yeast and stainless steel for fermentation. He is also experimenting with amphorae. The wines are vinified without sulfur. The Domaine produces 3 different Pouilly-Fumé: Cuvée Terres Blanches from the Kimmeridgian marl soils, Cuvée Les Caillotes from Portlandian soils, and Cuvée 1955 from the oldest vines on the estate. In addition, he produces a Pouilly-sur-Loire made from 100% Chasselas and one Vin de Pays called “Orange,” a 100% Sauvignon vinified on the skin during five months without SO2 and aged for one year in 2-years old barrels with 1g/L SO2.
Antoine's dedication and respect for terroir culminate in his representations of Sauvignon Blanc from Pouilly-Fumé. The resulting wines display a fruity, floral, and poignant minerality. As a young vigneron who has taken the reigns at the Domaine du Bouchot, his wines express a vibrant, elegant, balanced tension, and he is achieving new heights in the appellation.
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