I have not seen this wine here in our market yet. We had this in Paris at Michel Rostang.
The Fauvism of wine, just a wild beast.
The herbal nose with grapefruit, lemon and salt on the nose jump out of the glass. A palate full of citrus, smoke, almond, mineral and acidity that leaves your mouth watering. Every sip was better than the last!
The greatest Dagueneau I have ever had. A 98 point wine that may improve.
I've had the pleasure of the 2004 Pur Sang, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of the '05 around yet (SPECS is showing inventory though).
I DO have some '05 SILEX (none consumed yet), and I'd be curious to compare how this stacks up in comparison with the Pur Sang....... Anyone done this yet?
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Hmmm. You've piqued my interest. I often think word descriptors like 'grapefruit' or 'almond' fall short of the actual impression of the wine, but I dig your reference to Les Fauves. Dagueneau's public persona (and the reality of the man, I would imagine) is definitely 'the wild beast.' Thanks for the provocative note.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
Posts: 1591 | Location: Denver, CO | Registered: Jan 02, 2003
The 04 Vintage is available but I have not seen the 05. Seems like an off-line worthy wine. I recently did a Gerard Boulay Comtesse that I thought was nice.
I tried a bottle of this this past week, and wine+art's description sounds spot-on to me, though my bottle didn't seem as overt, but rather elegant, with a long, light-as-air finish. One additional thing to note is the very light color. Not everyone who tasted this agreed, but I thought it was 96+, easily.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
Posts: 1591 | Location: Denver, CO | Registered: Jan 02, 2003
Opened one tonight in memory of Mr Dagueneau. My first taste of the '05 and this is terribly young but terribly awesome. This is what SB is about: terrific acidity and perfect balance. Nose is salty, chalky with nice melon, lemon skin and grapefruit. Med body, silky (almost velvety), mineral with again lemon skin.The finish is incredibly long. This is more austere than is Buisson renard and is an elegant and to me textbook Pouilly. Thank you.
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Posts: 1227 | Location: Chicago | Registered: Sep 05, 2006
2005 Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé Pur Sang - France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé (6/14/2009) Off the list at The Square in London. Really expressive nose of flowers, thyme, lemon grass and a streak of mineral. Full bodied for a white with stone fruits, grapefruit and a long zingy finish. Just an absolute pleaser to drink from beginning to end. (96 pts.)
Thinking of opening one? Why not bring it to Chicago at the end of August.
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Posts: 3564 | Location: Louisville, KY | Registered: Nov 14, 2001
Tried this again yesterday off the list of the Fat Duck in Brey. Did not show quite as well as my previous bottle, but still a great and unique wine. Enjoyed with some friend that are somewhat new to wine and especially premium white wines like this. They were very pleased with the experience.
Posts: 2204 | Location: OC, CA (Currently in London) | Registered: Aug 01, 2007
Originally posted by GlennK: Enjoyed with some friend that are somewhat new to wine and especially premium white wines like this. They were very pleased with the experience.
Good to see, Glenn. I've shared DD with wine newbies a couple of times in the past and they just did not 'get it'. Lesson learned for me.
