Pouilly-Fumé: Domaine Masson-Blondelet Clos du Chateau Paladi

Product Type: Wine - White

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Peach aromas on the nose, soft and round with a refreshing acidity. Made from a plot in the locally called 'Château Paladi', in Pouilly, a four-towered bourgeois house.

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Peach aromas on the nose, soft and round with a refreshing acidity. Made from a plot in the locally called 'Château Paladi', in Pouilly, a four-towered bourgeois house.

Wine Information

Vintage	2022
Region	Loire
Appellation	Pouilly-Fumé
Style	White
Producer	Domaine Masson-Blondelet
Grapes	100% Sauvignon Blanc
Pairing	Fish, Cheese
Keeping	Drink within 4 to 5 years of bottling.
Vinification	From a small plot of 45 year old vines. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks after cold settling, long conservation on very fine lees, cold tartaric precipitation, bottling after a minimum of 2 years of maturing, no malolactic fermentation, sulphite rate in accordance with biodynamic principles.
Viticulture	Vegan
Bottle	75cl
Volume	13.5%

Domaine Masson-Blondelet

The family Masson Blondelet invariably produces top Pouilly Fumé wines, and is always in the leading group of producers year after year.

Both the Villa Paulus and Cullus have always been classy and consistently excellent offerings, the truest expression of the Sauvignon grape.

Region and Appellation Information

Region – Loire

The Loire is France's longest river, running almost 400km from the Massif Central westwards to the Atlantic, and gives its name to one of the country's most diverse wine regions. Spanning some 57,000 hectares across Loire-Atlantique, Anjou-Saumur, Touraine, and the Centre, it produces the full range of styles - fresh, light whites from Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc, elegant reds and rosés from Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, and Gamay, plus sweet and sparkling wines. Its western vineyards enjoy a maritime Atlantic climate, while the more easterly Centre is cooler and continental, and its chalky limestone soils help the wines retain their signature freshness and acidity. Home to 69 appellations, including the famous Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, the Loire offers something to please every palate.

Appellation – Pouilly-Fume

One of the Loire Valley's most renowned white-wine appellations, specialising in dry, mineral Sauvignon Blanc made across some 1,400 hectares in seven communes along the Loire in the Nièvre department. Created in 1937, it is home to over 100 mostly small, family-owned estates, many committed to organic and sustainable farming. The wines are clean and crisp, with subtle fruit, herbal and citrus notes, and the distinctive smoky, flinty character - from which the name 'Fumé' derives - that reflects the region's flint-rich soils.