2019 Pouilly Fume Pierre Precieuse
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Sauvignon Blanc from the Central Loire. Aged for 38 months – 18 months in barrel, 20 months in stainless-steel tanks. No bâtonnage. Certainly not fresh and simple! But it's very experimental Vin de France. A bit mealy, with real grip on the palate. I’d love to know more about this unusual wine that's a bit like essence of stones. (JR)
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Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Berry Bros are not exaggerating when they write, on their website, that the 'Pierre Précieuses is like no other Sauvignon Blanc you will have tasted'. It pretty much sums this wine up. And from this, the first of his wines I tasted at Berry's 'en primeur' release of Loire wine growers, was just one of four Alexandre Bain wines that I found breathtakingly thrilling. He's in Pouilly-Fumé but all the wines are labelled Vin de France. Biodynamic farming, horse ploughing, ultra-low sulphite additions and no other additions. Quince and lime-pickle nose. Wonderful bitter, earthy spices. Lime peel. Every molecule seems to light up with power and intention, purpose and focus. It's wine that is vivid with ripe fruit but chiselled by acidity and scoured by saltiness. Muscle and grunt. Very savoury, very firm. Spine-tingling. GV (TC)