Domaine du Bouchot Pouilly Fume Terres Blanches 2021 Color:White near the southern end of

near the southern end of the Penedes region

Standing against the coast range across from the Eola Hills

for their entry tier wines

it is hard to argue that whenever we taste a Willamette Valley Gamay we fall just a little bit in love

but the river gives just enough warmth to temper the vines that hug the banks

Domaine du Bouchot Pouilly Fume Terres Blanches 2021 Color:White near the southern end ofAntoine Gouffier is a no nonsense straight shooter of a winemaker who has a small domaine established in 2021. He has the accolades (best young winemaker in France circa 2020) and the name drops (he worked with Michel Rolland in South America in the late 20 teens). He's travelled the globe making Sauvignon Blanc, but he came home to Pouilly Fume to make what we suspect is the best Sauvignon Blanc this side of Daguenau. Hand farmed, low yield,