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Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fume Pur Sang
Pouilly-Fumé, France
About this product
Pur Sang ('thoroughbred') grows on oolitic limestone, producing a wine that contrasts with Silex: creamier, more floral, with chalk-driven mineral structure rather than flint smoke. More approachable younger than Silex.
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nosewhite flower, chalk, lemon curd, guava, fennel frond
palateround entry, intense acidity, limestone mineral, long finish
signaturechalk-cream texture distinct from silex's angularity
Service
glasswarewhite Burgundy bowl
temperature10-12C
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white flower, chalk, lemon curd, guava, fennel frond
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Pairings
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seafood
Pur Sang's mineral purity bridges the Loire pike-perch; Dagueneau's wine for the Loire's own river fish
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Pur Sang's pure mineral expression complements the Loire friture; river fish from the same water table as the vineyard
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Dagueneau Pur Sang's silex (flint) soils produce Sauvignon Blanc with gunsmoke and sea-mineral notes that mirror the oyster's briny mineral iodine exactly. The definitive flint-on-flint pairing.
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Loire Valley white asparagus and Pur Sang are both products of the same limestone-rich valley; the asparagus's vegetal-bitter character is bridged by the wine's citrus while the mousseline's richness finds its counterpoint
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Fresh goat's cheese and Pur Sang is the classic Loire pairing; the wine's citrus-blossom character lifts the cheese's lactic freshness; chives add a green-herb bridge to the Sauvignon Blanc
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seafood
Pur Sang's pure mineral expression pairs with river fish from the same Loire; a purist's regional pairing
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The smoked eel's smoky, rich, oily character is counterbalanced by Pur Sang's knife-edge acidity and flinty mineral. Caviar amplifies the briny mineral note already present in the Sauvignon.
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Pur Sang's citrus blossom and white peach character are perfectly proportioned for sole meunière's lemon-butter preparation; the wine's precision mirrors the simplicity of the preparation
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