2022 Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin de France Silex

One of the world's greatest Sauvignon Blancs, deserving of extended cellaring.
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The wine that defines Dagueneau’s legacy.

‘Silex’ is the most iconic of the domaine’s cuvées, drawn exclusively from flint-laced soils on the north-facing slopes of Saint-Andelain. This is Sauvignon Blanc taken to its absolute edge - structured, stony, almost elemental in its intensity. It’s not just the terroir that speaks, but the way it’s been interpreted: low yields, mature vines (35–65 years old), wild fermentation in custom oak ‘cigar’ barrels and glass Wineglobes, with a long, slow élevage that shapes the wine without dulling its nerve.

In 2022, the Silex is laser-cut and tightly coiled, showing that classic Dagueneau precision - white florals, citrus pith, a flash of green mango and crushed herbs—wrapped around a spine of pure, mineral tension. There’s a quiet richness to it too, but it sits deep in the wine, waiting for time to pull it forward.

Don’t rush it. Five years minimum in the cellar is wise; ten is better. When it unfurls, Silex reveals itself as one of the most powerful and pure expressions of Sauvignon Blanc on earth. A wine that demands patience and rewards it, profoundly.

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

94 points
"Dry and tense, it really needs time to mellow... a wine of drive, firmness and upright structure... lemony, wild goat cheese-like note and a distinct flinty whiff."
- Rebecca Gibb MW (Vinous)

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

94 points - "The 2022 Silex is not a lot of fun upon release; dry and tense, it really needs time to mellow. There's flesh from the clay element of its clay-flint soils, which is felt on entry but tightens up as it moves through the mouth. This remains a wine of drive, firmness and upright structure; it speaks of the place it comes from rather than its variety. Aromatics are almost a forgotten element; this is a wine about structure and texture. There is a lemony, wild goat cheese-like note and a distinct flinty whiff. Silex, after all, means flint in French." - Rebecca Gibb MW (Vinous)

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    2020 Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin de France Silex
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    Silex is arguably the most well-known wine from Dagueneau. Keep it in a cool cellar for 10 years if you can.

If anyone wonders why this domaine is so famous, this wine holds all the answers. Silex is the ultimate Dagueneau wine in many ways: super-mineral, pure, crystalline and typically long-lived. Silex means flint, and this wine is produced only from the flint-rich soils on the north-facing slopes of the hill of Saint-Andelain. The vines mostly range between 35 and 65 years old, and yields are kept lower than in most other vineyards. Silex ferments and ages in Dagueneau’s famed cigar-shaped barrels and other casks, and a portion now matures in 220-litre Wineglobe—neutral glass vessels that avoid reduction and allow for lower SO2 levels. Because of the soil type and the concentration of the mature vines, this wine is always intense and often austere when young, typically requiring several years (between five and 10) to truly express itself.

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

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