2022 Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin de France Blanc Etc…

An accessible, racy Dagueneau, a blend of different sites. Extraordinary Sauvignon Blanc.

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Once known as Blanc de Pouilly-Fumé, this wine now carries the rebellious name Blanc Etc… a quiet nod to Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau’s ongoing departure from the AOC system. The label may say “Vin de France,” but make no mistake: this is Dagueneau through and through.

Blanc Etc… is the most open and early-drinking cuvée in the range, but don’t mistake accessibility for simplicity. It’s a blend of four distinct parcels, including young vines on the Saint-Andelain hill and older plantings on both flint and limestone soils - bringing a beautifully layered snapshot of the region without tying itself to any one site.

The 2022 is a luminous, racy wine that hums with energy. It leads with citrus peel, crushed stone and a hint of almond meal, with just enough leesy texture to flesh out the wine’s mineral core. Fermented and aged in a mix of older barrels and steel, it’s a study in tension and purity.

This is the Dagueneau bottle you can drink while you wait for Pur Sang, Silex and Buisson Renard to blossom. A stunning introduction to one of France’s most meticulous producers - sans the appellation, but with every bit of the pedigree.

92 points
- La Revue du Vin de France (Green Guide)

92 points
"Ripe, silky, concentrated... light in body, almost airy, finely detailed and delicately textured... nectarine fruit and no greens."
- Rebecca Gibb MW (Vinous)

92 points - "La Revue du Vin de France (Green Guide)." - La Revue du Vin de France (Green Guide)

92 points - "This sample of 2022 Blanc etc. was on the verge of bottling when tasted in July 2024 after the usual lengthy maturation period. It is a ripe, silky, concentrated wine produced from vines planted on both silex and marl. It is light in body, almost airy, finely detailed and delicately textured. There is nectarine fruit and no greens here. A little more length would elevate further." - Rebecca Gibb MW (Vinous)

This is produced from four vineyards. Two plots are young vines on the Saint-Andelain hill in the Bois de Saint-Andelain climat. The other two sources aren’t on the ‘hill’; one is a parcel of 15- to 20-year-old vines on flinty/clay soils, and the other is on limestone/marl (white clay) soil in the Pouilly-Fumé lieu-dit Les Coques. These sites combine to produce the domaine’s most direct and accessible expression of Pouilly-Fumé. It is also a wine that has improved dramatically under the direction of Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau—it’s now very close to the quality and class of the other wines in the range. Fermented in a mix of new and three- to four-year-old barrels, the wine matured in wood and steel tank.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Sauvignon Blanc
Country France
Region Loire Valley
Feature Biodynamic
Iconic
Organic
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Cork

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