{"product_id":"nicolas-gaudry-pouilly-fume-les-vignes-de-berge-2024","title":"Nicolas Gaudry Pouilly-Fumé Les Vignes de Berge 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePouilly-Fume is Sancerre's mirror image across the Loire, the same Sauvignon Blanc grown on the opposite bank, yet it lives in Sancerre's shadow. The region's name comes from the smoky, flinty character its silex soils can give, but Les Vignes de Berge grows on something different: Kimmeridgian marl, the stony limestone-and-clay soil the locals call terres blanches, the same geological formation that runs beneath Chablis. That marl, packed with fossilized oyster shells, gives the wine a rounder, deeper, more mineral character than the flint-driven Fumes. The vines here are over 45 years old, which adds concentration and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e100% Sauvignon Blanc from a single 3.5-hectare parcel of old vines on stony Kimmeridgian marl. Among the several Pouilly-Fumes made at the estate, this is the most generous and earthy, trading some of the grape's sharp herbal snap for weight and texture. Expect ripe citrus and orchard fruit, a chalky, saline minerality, and a subtle flinty edge, with a long, savory finish. It is a compelling alternative to Sancerre and, frankly, to a lot of pricier white Burgundy: dry, mineral, and built around the site rather than around obvious fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicolas Gaudry is the sixth generation of a winegrowing family working the plots between the villages of Boisgibault and Les Loges in the Nievre, at the eastern edge of the Loire. He has run the 23-hectare domaine since 2003, farming meticulously and holding the Haute Valeur Environnementale certification, a French standard for responsible, ecologically minded vineyard and resource management. His focus is on expressing the specific soils of each parcel rather than a house style, and Les Vignes de Berge is the clearest statement of what old vines on terres blanches can do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a classic Loire white for the table. Pour it with a warm Crottin de Chavignol goat cheese salad, a dozen oysters, grilled trout, or asparagus with a poached egg. Its minerality and acidity are made for briny and green, grassy flavors, while the extra weight from the old vines lets it handle richer dishes like a herbed roast chicken. Serve it chilled but not ice-cold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natural","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578643583199,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P7250773.jpg?v=1785129124","url":"https:\/\/denverwinemerchant.com\/products\/nicolas-gaudry-pouilly-fume-les-vignes-de-berge-2024","provider":"Denver Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}