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SKU 973045
$413.16/case
$34.43/bottle
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The Silex cuvée has excelled in the 2022 vintage, a gorgeous wine that’s brimming with potential and should reward cellaring. It’s so flinty and smoky on the nose, a nostalgic aroma, struck match and fine herbs. The fruit is pure, showing greengage, pineapple, gooseberry, green apple and lemon. It’s tight and linear, very tense in the mouth, with mouth-puckering and succulent acidity, with a subtle relaxing of creaminess on the finish. Electifying, providing energy and lift.
The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.
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Within France, the one region most closely associated with fine white and rosé wines is surely the Loire Valley. With over eight controlled appellations, and a relatively large expanse of land covering this wide valley, the Loire Valley is an ideal location for wineries wishing to produce large quantities of excellent quality vines for their wine production. Indeed, this region has been associated with excellent white wines for over a thousand years, with it once being the favorite wine region for the crowned heads of England, France and beyond. Today, it produces a wide range of white wines, and several rosé and red varieties also. It is also widely celebrated for being home to some of France's most lively and fruity sparkling crémant wines, which more than match those produced in nearby Champagne.
Appellation
Pouilly Fume
DC95pts
Decanter
The Silex cuvée has excelled in the 2022 vintage, a gorgeous wine that's brimming with potential and should reward cellaring. It's so flinty and smoky on the nose, a nostalgic aroma, struck match and fine herbs. The fruit is pure, showing greengage, pineapple, gooseberry, green apple and lemon. It's tight and linear, very tense in the mouth, with mouth-puckering and succulent acidity, with a subtle relaxing of creaminess on the finish. Electifying, providing energy and lift.
JS92pts
James Suckling
Striking nose of orange and lime zest with notes of fresh mint and flint. Both juicy and racy, generous and crisp, this Loire sauvignon blanc has impressive depth at the long, structured finish. Drink or hold.
WS90pts
Wine Spectator
This smoky white shows a singed edge, with a sleek profile to the flavors of apple, quince and finger lime. A textured mineral component adds depth, while warm hay and vanilla hints bring roundness. There's a bitter kick of white grapefruit pith on the finish. Drink now. 1,700 cases made, 150 cases imported.
