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"Pur Sang" Blanc, Didier Dagueneau - 2020

Name: "Pur Sang" Blanc, Didier Dagueneau
Brand: Dider Dagueneau
SKU: 50973
Price: 139.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 50973 750mL

Pur Sang is a barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc produced primarily from a vineyard called La Folie, north of Saint Andelain. First made in 1988 by Didier, the estate is now lead by Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau. An iconoclastic white wine and the estate's most well-known cuvée.

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Color

White

Vintage

2020

Country

France

Region

Loire

Producer

Dider Dagueneau

Grape Variety

Sauvignon Blanc

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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