# Pouilly-Fumé Premier Millésimé (2022)

- **Producer:** Domaine Bouchié-Chatellier
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Sauvignon Blanc
- **Region:** Loire, France
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 13.0%
- **Average price:** €30
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** peach, apricot, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, lychee, dill, fennel, cream

## About this wine

Domaine Bouchié-Chatellier spans 22 hectares on the iconic Saint-Andelain hill in Pouilly-sur-Loire, directly neighboring the historic vineyards of the late Didier Dagueneau. The Bouchié family was among the first to establish vineyards on this hill, recognizing the unique potential of its silex (flint) and Kimmeridgian clay soils to produce world-class Sauvignon Blanc. Today, the fourth generation under winemaker Arnaud Bouchié continues this legacy, focusing on plot selection, gravity-flow processing, and sustainable viticulture.

## Interesting facts

- The estate's flagship vineyards directly border those of legendary vigneron Didier Dagueneau.
- The vineyards sit atop the Saint-Andelain hill, world-famous for its rare silex (flint) soil.
- Premier Millésimé is the estate's top cuvée, harvested exclusively from their oldest vine parcels.

## Food pairing

The wine's bright Loire acidity and pronounced flinty minerality pair seamlessly with high-acid goat cheeses such as Crottin de Chavignol and fresh seafood. Texture gained from extended lees contact allows it to stand up beautifully to rich poached salmon and white meats served with subtle cream sauces.

## Wine making process

Sourced from 30+ year old vines planted on Kimmeridgian shell-clay and pure silex outcrops, the grapes undergo plot-by-plot ripeness tracking and selective harvesting. After gentle gravity-fed pneumatic pressing, the must undergoes brief skin maceration followed by a three-week thermo-regulated stainless steel fermentation. The wine is matured on fine lees in temperature-controlled tanks without oak contact to preserve pure fruit character and terroir expression.