Domaine Cailbourdin Pouilly Fume Les Cris 2023

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Domaine Cailbourdin
Label Name:
 
Pouilly Fume Les Cris
Vintage:
 
2023
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Loire (Pouilly-Fumé)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Sauvignon Blanc
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10°C

Awards/Ratings
Regularly featured in Guide Hachette; Coup de Cœur (2001, 2012); Wine Advocate 91/100 (2009); Wine Spectator 90 (2022); Loire awards (Liger d’or 2009, silver 2010)

Tasting Note
Citrus zest, white peach and pineapple with pronounced gunflint/wet-stone minerality, lemongrass hints, brisk acidity and a medium-plus, chalky finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled sea bass or lobster with citrus, goat cheese salad, cured meats, truffle risotto. Asian: sashimi/sushi, Vietnamese lemongrass prawns, Thai lime-and-herb fish, ginger-steamed fish.

Production Method
Hand-harvested fruit; immediate pneumatic pressing; indigenous-yeast fermentation; long lees ageing in stainless-steel vats; no malolactic fermentation.

Vineyard Info
Domaine Alain Cailbourdin (est. 1980), ~20 ha in Pouilly-Fumé, works silex/caillotes limestone plots with low yields and practicing organic/Terra Vitis methods.