Domaine de Bel Air Pouilly Fumé 2023
Category | White Wine |
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Brand | Domaine de Bel Air |
Origin | France, Loire Valley, Pouilly-Fumé |
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Pale lemon in colour. The nose is intense and complex with aromas of citrus, white peach, freshly cut grass and a touch of minerality. On the palate, this wine is full and elegant, with racy acidity bringing balance and lift to the finish.
The Pouilly Fumé grape is derived from the sauvignon blanc, with egg-shaped berries in tight clusters resembling tit’s eggs. When mature, these berries are covered in a smoke-coloured, grey bloom, which explains why Pouilly wine growers, talk about Blanc Fumé (smoked white) to describe the sauvignon grape or wines produced from it.
The word “fumé” also refers to the incomparable, universally-recognized aromas and bouquet (or fumet – smokey aroma – the famous gun flint aroma, released by rubbing two flints together), which comes from the outstanding land of Pouilly sur Loire vineyards.