Pouilly-Fumé, J. de Villebois 2025
Decanter World Wine Awards 96 points
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Why this wine
Pouilly-Fumé sits on the right bank opposite Sancerre and gives Sauvignon Blanc a gunflint smokiness you will not find across the river. Six months on fine lees builds texture here without a stave of oak. A benchmark version of the appellation at a price well below its famous names.
At a glance
- Grape
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Region
- Loire Valley, France
- Alcohol
- 12.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Short (3-5 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Seafood, Cheese, Salads
How it tastes
Intense ripe exotic fruit on the nose, with the smoky, struck-flint note the appellation takes its name from. The palate is balanced and textured, fresh and mineral, finishing on tropical fruit. Aromatic and persistent. Sauvignon Blanc 100%.
The producer
J. de Villebois is the venture of Joost and Miguela de Willebois, descendants of an old French family established in the Netherlands since the nineteenth century, where the V became a W. Enchanted by Loire Sauvignon Blanc, they settled in Touraine in 1996 and now work a range of terroirs across Loire Valley appellations; Patrice Merceron, winemaker and agricultural engineer, joined in 2014. The Pouilly-Fumé vineyard looks out over the river from the right bank, catching intense light and mild temperatures, and is farmed without synthetic products to protect the microbiology of the soils, with yields held down by the mixed ages and origins of the plantings. The grapes were gently pressed in a pneumatic press straight after picking to limit skin contact, fermented with selected yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel over seven to fifteen days, then held on fine lees in tank for at least six months for volume and texture, and bottled the following spring.
Food and drinking
Serve at 8-10°C. It goes with grilled sea bass, smoked salmon, goat's cheese and a lightly dressed green salad. Drink over the next three to five years; no decanting needed. Sealed with a technical cork. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.