Chateau De Tracy Pouilly Fume 2022

Château De Tracy Pouilly Fumé, Loire Valley, France, 2022  

Grape variety, 100% Sauvignon Blanc, organic (not certified), 8 months' ageing in bulk with some lees stirring, lightly fined & filtered before bottling.

Located at the northern edge of the appellation De Tracy's vineyard is south-west facing, on flint and Kimmeridgian soils and extends from "Tracy hill" to the "Champs de Cris" plateau. 32 hectares are in production.

Classic, elegant Pouilly-Fumé, pale gold with silver highlights. The first nose is very intense and complex mixing notes of tropical fruits, honeysuckle and lemon. With aeration, it reveals more complex notes of boxwood, followed by a mineral and pepper that underline an interesting freshness.  On the palate the suave attack is accompanied by an aromatic return on the citrus fruits. The mouth quickly gains in vivacity and tilts like for the nose, on mineral, lime and grapefruit aromas. A toasted hint in the finish provides a nice and pleasant length. 

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"Bright young straw colour. Pure nose offering some flinty notes, and fresh grassy hints with lime, lemongrass, and white-fleshed fruit. Medium weight with fine extract and grip, a gentle bitterness, fresh acidity with youthful zesty fruit flavours, a slight salty sensation and fine length."

90/100 points, Andreas Larsson - TASTED

"Pouilly Fumé is the underdog in the Loire Valley compared to Sancerre, but don't sleep on it and bottles like this. The wine opens with a nose of chalk followed by ripe golden apple, dried dill and thyme, white nectarine and dried lemon zest. Mature fruit reveals itself on the palate and is comfortable in its strength."

92/100 points, WINE ENTHUSIAST, April 2024

Excellent with fine seafood, also pungent cheeses such as goat or sheep cheeses.