Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang 2005 is a Loire Valley white from Sauvignon Blanc at the Dagueneau estate in Pouilly-sur-Loire, bottled at 750mL. Pur Sang sits as one of the domaine's signature cuvées, named for single-variety Sauvignon Blanc planted on flint-and-clay soils of the estate's best parcels.
About This Wine
Pur Sang draws from a single parcel of Sauvignon Blanc on flint-and-clay soils in Saint-Andelain. The 2005 vintage in the Loire produced concentrated, ageworthy white wines across Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre, and Pur Sang from that year has the weight to develop further in bottle. The wine is raised on the lees in a mix of new and older French oak and bottled only when judged ready.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Citrus, white peach, flinty mineral, soft herbs and oak-driven spice.
- Palate: Tense and layered, with ripe Sauvignon fruit, smoky reduction, lees texture and brisk Loire acidity.
- Finish: Long, saline and stony, with lingering citrus and chalky length.
Serving & Food
Chill to 10 to 12 degrees and pour into white Burgundy glasses. Pair with a fillet of sea bass, a goat cheese tart or a slice of aged Comté.
How to Enjoy
Decant off any sediment and serve early in the meal so the oak and fruit can settle in the glass.
Product Details
Producer: Domaine Didier Dagueneau
Cuvée: Pur Sang
Appellation: Pouilly-Fumé, Loire Valley
Country: France
Vintage: 2005
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Volume: 750mL
About the Winery
Domaine Didier Dagueneau is based in Saint-Andelain in the Pouilly-Fumé appellation of the upper Loire Valley and is now run by Didier's children Louis-Benjamin and Charlotte. It was a pioneer of late-harvest Sauvignon Blanc and worked the grape with a Burgundian mindset: low yields, hand-harvesting, ageing on the lees in French oak, and a refusal to bottle until the wine is judged ready. Pur Sang is one of three flagship bottlings alongside Silex and Buisson Renard.