2010 Fouassier Cuvée Jules Pouilly-Fumé Trio
Sauvignon Blanc • France • Loire • Pouilly-Fumé • White Wine
Tastes like: Citrus pith, just-ripe kiwifruit, grapefruit
Pairs with: Goat cheese salad, pan-fried Dover sole
Good for: Your out-of-ordinary Sauvignon Blanc
Drink this: Now
Alcohol: 12.5%
If you met linebacker-framed Benoit and Paul Fouassier, you'd wonder what they were doing with a delicate wine like the 2010 Fouassier Cuvée Jules Pouilly-Fumé. Tending to tradition, as it turns out. The two represent the 10th generation of the Fouassier family, one of the oldest winegrowing families in Sancerre. Eighty percent of the family's holdings are Sauvignon Blanc vines. Clearly they have the experience and know-how to release a wine like today's Pouilly-Fumé.
Alexis Brock started her restaurant career 12 years ago, on the hot and smoky side of the stainless-steel divide, at the legendary New York restaurant, Gramercy Tavern. After moving to the front of house and joining the establishment’s award-winning wine program, Brock went on to hold sommelier positions at L’Atelier in The Ritz-Carlton Central Park South, Alto and The Modern. Brock also spent three years in Melbourne, Australia, as head sommelier at Circa, the Prince. Since returning to America, Brock has made wine at Littorai, in Sonoma, and earned her Diploma in Wines and Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. She is currently a Master of Wine candidate.
2010 Fouassier Cuvée Jules Pouilly-Fumé
Tasting Note
The nose is restrained at first sniff, but give the wine time to warm up and it will reveal aromas of citrus pith followed by just-ripe kiwifruit and grapefruit. On the palate comes the textbook Pouilly-Fumé note of flint. Despite its marked minerality, there's a weight to this wine that makes it an ideal match for goat cheese salad, pan-fried Dover sole finished with a butter and tarragon, or even pâté slathered on a slice of baguette.
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