2023 | Domaine Tinel-Blondelet Pouilly-Fumé | Loire | France

Pouilly-Fumé from a 12-generation Loire family — flinty, mineral Sauvignon Blanc, 91 points.

Domaine Tinel-Blondelet is a family estate in Pouilly-sur-Loire, run by Annick Tinel-Blondelet — the 12th generation of a family with roots to the late 1500s — across the best terroirs of the appellation. This Pouilly-Fumé is 100% Sauvignon Blanc: the classic flinty, "gun-smoke" mineral style that makes Pouilly-Fumé one of the world's Sauvignon benchmarks. James Suckling scored the 2022 91 points.

A 12-generation family Pouilly-Fumé is classic Loire Sauvignon done right. Flinty terroir, 100% Sauvignon Blanc, 91 pts → mineral "gun-smoke" character → you're drinking benchmark Pouilly-Fumé.

• 100% Sauvignon Blanc
• Pouilly-Fumé — Loire Valley, France
• Domaine Tinel-Blondelet — Annick Tinel-Blondelet, 12th generation
• 91 pts James Suckling

Green apple, pear and citrus over warm spice and flinty smoke with fresh, lively acidity and a crunchy, mineral finish. Translation: crisp, mineral Sauvignon with that signature Pouilly "smoke" — orchard fruit and citrus driven by bright acidity and a flinty backbone. Classic, lively, food-loving Loire white.

A 12-generation family Pouilly-Fumé at a smart price. Exactly the white for oysters, shellfish, or goat cheese.