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Florilège is Jonathan Didier Pabiot’s calling card, an assemblage of mature vines rooted in the estate’s three key soil types: caillottes, terres blanches and silex. The lieux-dits are Les champs de Cris, Les Asserts, Villiers and Les Champs Piot, all densely planted at 10,000 vines per hectare. To make a wine of this depth and character, Pabiot crops his vines at 30 hl\/ha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe winemaking here takes on more intricacy, with 90% of the crop fermented and raised in concrete cuve and stainless steel and 10% barrel-fermented juice blended in for complexity. This cuvée spent at least 12 months on lees to build texture and retain freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eExpect a wine of engaging citrussy clarity to go with its succulent lees-derived texture, subtle stony minerality and a nip of phenolics to grip the palate. 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There’s also a little Gamaret, a cross between Gamay Noir and Reichensteiner created in Switzerland in 1970 (which may not easily fit the heirloom narrative of this wine, but it’s a grape Bonnefoy prizes for its vibrant black fruit character). These red-fleshed varieties are outlawed within the Côtes du Forez appellation, so this (delicious) wine is bottled under the IGP d'Urfé.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp sugg=\"true\"\u003eThe soils here are Migmatite granite, a mix of metamorphic and igneous rock that forms the signature soil type of the region of Montbrison. As this is a young vine cuvée, Bonnefoy does not use any stems in the winemaking, and the wine is simply wild fermented and raised in cuve inox. Les Rougeots du Clos is vinifed without any added sulphur—Bonnefoy notes that the teinturier variants are less prone to oxidation and instead uses a little natural gas for protection. Again, you can pick this straight off the ‘vibrant, perfumed and crunchy shelf’. It’s aromatic and finely succulent with red current juiciness kissed by white peppercorn, hibiscus and elderberry notes with a thirst-quenching finish. All it needs is a baguette and some saucisson (or a ripe Brie).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Madone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042110587118,"sku":"24089-750","price":19.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/391deb02-07a3-f011-ac48-02954333b573_24089-750.png?v=1759803238"},{"product_id":"vins-de-la-madone-cotes-du-forez-memoire-de-madone-2022","title":"Vins de la Madone Côtes du Forez Mémoire de Madone 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eMémoire de Madone is 0.8-hectare outcrop of 50-year old vines on basalt. This was La Madone’s first parcel, hence the name, and is located at the foot of the Madone volcano. The genetic material here is Gamay Saint-Romain, a variety seldom found in the Forez (but one that maintains a foothold in Côte Roannaise). Gilles Bonnefoy was so impressed with the quality of the grape’s small, thick-skinned berries that he took mass-selection vines from Mémoire to plant his next vineyard. It’s a beautiful site that, like all of Madone’s vineyards, is managed biodynamically. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a buoyant mix of darkly plummy fruit and velvety texture (the wine is raised in 900-litre sandstone amphora, which Gilles finds amplifies the wine’s density), this is the most compact wine in the range. Yet, it is still packed with sprightly vin de soif personality guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Tasted next to the entry-level La Madone (which we did not receive), this has a darker, inky, cherry profile with super-fine tannin particular to this cuvée’s old vines and volcanic soils. It’s juicy, vibrant, deep, long and deliciously perfumed—if we were in Beaujolais, think Morgon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Madone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042110619886,"sku":"24091-750","price":20.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/2e32f57f-9eaa-ee11-ac3e-02c0c1c8e708_24091-750.jpg?v=1759802968"},{"product_id":"domaine-didier-dagueneau-vin-de-france-blanc-etc-2023","title":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin de France Blanc Etc…  2023","description":"Only 102 bottles shipped. This comes from four vineyard parcels: two 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 another on limestone\/marl in Les Coques. These sites produce the most direct, accessible expression of Pouilly-Fumé. Under Louis-Benjamin's guidance, its quality has improved dramatically, now rivalling his other wines. Layered and already open, the 2023 offers enormous complexity and pleasure for a young Dagueneau. Of course, it will only get better after 3 to 10 years in bottle.","brand":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48094092656878,"sku":"26259-750","price":194.92,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/70fa7389-4e5e-f111-ad59-0ac0955cf5ff_26259-750_..png?v=1780383842"},{"product_id":"domaine-didier-dagueneau-vin-de-france-pur-sang-2023-1500ml","title":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin de France Pur Sang 2023 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eOnly 90 bottles shipped. Pur Sang, meaning ‘thoroughbred’ in French, originated from Didier Dagueneau’s frustration at wine writers constantly referencing that he ploughed this site by horse. The first label featured a horsehide rug image, if you get the joke. One of Dagueneau’s historic superstars, it comes from a 30-year-old, densely planted vineyard called La Folie (madness) in Saint-Laurent-l’Abbaye. Farmers wondered at Dagueneau buying the land, which was not a vineyard at the time (it had been long ago, hence it was part of the appellation), and was full of boulders and notoriously difficult to work. Dagueneau recognised that La Folie had brilliant soil—flint and silica-rich clay—and ideal south\/southeast slopes, making it among Pouilly’s best sites. It’s not only the birthplace of Pur Sang, but also the ultra-rare (and typically not exported) Astéroïde cuvée, made from 18 rows of ungrafted vines. A concentrated and intense Pur Sang that is wildly perfumed, textural and yet saline fresh. 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Farmers wondered at Dagueneau buying the land, which was not a vineyard at the time (it had been long ago, hence it was part of the appellation), and was full of boulders and notoriously difficult to work. Dagueneau recognised that La Folie had brilliant soil—flint and silica-rich clay—and ideal south\/southeast slopes, making it among Pouilly’s best sites. It’s not only the birthplace of Pur Sang, but also the ultra-rare (and typically not exported) Astéroïde cuvée, made from 18 rows of ungrafted vines. A concentrated and intense Pur Sang that is wildly perfumed, textural and yet saline fresh. Serve it in a Burgundy glass!  ","brand":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48094092984558,"sku":"26260-750","price":233.91,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/780e94a5-4e5e-f111-ad59-0a314af85f99_26260-750_..png?v=1780383847"},{"product_id":"domaine-didier-dagueneau-vin-de-france-buisson-renard-2023-1500ml","title":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin de France Buisson Renard 2023 (1500ml)","description":"This wine is priced above Pur Sang these days, indicating how highly the Domaine rates the vineyard and the wine. Buisson Renard is a cool mid-slope terroir on the southwest side of the Saint-Andelain hill and the soils are a mixture of clay and flint (or silex). The site was historically named Buisson Menard, as was the wine initially, but a wine writer mistakenly reviewed the wine as Buisson Renard. Renard means fox in French, and Buisson means bush, so the error gave the wine a name that sounded like ‘fox bush’. Didier Dagueneau fell about laughing and renamed the wine from the next vintage! Again, this fermented in barrel and matured in Dagueneau’s bespoke cigar-shaped barrels (450 and 600 litres). It’s layered and fleshy yet with wonderful, smoky cut and thrust and a long, racy, perfumed close suggesting dried herbs, smoke and citrus.","brand":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48094093246702,"sku":"26261-1500","price":511.38,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/b9fac016-4f5e-f111-ad59-0ac0955cf5ff_26261-1500_..png?v=1780383861"},{"product_id":"domaine-didier-dagueneau-vin-de-france-buisson-renard-2023","title":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin de France Buisson Renard 2023","description":"Only 54 bottles shipped. This wine is priced above Pur Sang these days, indicating how highly the Domaine rates the vineyard and the wine. Buisson Renard is a cool mid-slope terroir on the southwest side of the Saint-Andelain hill and the soils are a mixture of clay and flint (or silex). The site was historically named Buisson Menard, as was the wine initially, but a wine writer mistakenly reviewed the wine as Buisson Renard. Renard means fox in French, and Buisson means bush, so the error gave the wine a name that sounded like ‘fox bush’. Didier Dagueneau fell about laughing and renamed the wine from the next vintage! Again, this fermented in barrel and matured in Dagueneau’s bespoke cigar-shaped barrels (450 and 600 litres). It’s layered and fleshy yet with wonderful, smoky cut and thrust and a long, racy, perfumed close suggesting dried herbs, smoke and citrus. ","brand":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48094093476078,"sku":"26261-750","price":253.17,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/b59c88f8-4e5e-f111-ad59-0ac0955cf5ff_26261-750_..png?v=1780383856"},{"product_id":"domaine-didier-dagueneau-vin-de-france-silex-2023","title":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin de France Silex 2023","description":"Only 150 bottles shipped. Silex is the ultimate Dagueneau wine in many ways: super-mineral, pure, crystalline and typically very 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. The 2023 is a little more open, yet it’s still tightly coiled and incredibly complex with all kinds of citrus, nectarine, sage and sea-spray. Clearly built for aging, it nonetheless makes for wonderful drinking now, especially if given a good decant.","brand":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48094132601070,"sku":"26262-750","price":315.65,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/3506ed2f-4f5e-f111-ad59-0a314af85f99_26262-750_..png?v=1780385028"},{"product_id":"domaine-didier-dagueneau-vin-de-france-clos-du-calvaire-2022","title":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin De France Clos du Calvaire 2022","description":"Only three bottles shipped and only the third time we have had an allocation in over 20 years! Obviously something very rare and special, this unicorn comes from a unique, walled vineyard, Clos du Calvaire, on the top of the Saint-Andelain hill. It's a tiny 0.2-hectare vineyard that Didier Dagueneau planted in the ’90s. It was always expected to become a top vineyard due to its ideal location and densely planted, ungrafted vines; and indeed, it produced some incredibly powerful, structured wines. However, the vines struggled, especially in warmer years, forcing a rethink and, eventually a replant. Following the 2008 vintage, Louis-Benjamin removed the vines, leaving the land fallow for three years, before replanting in 2011 at a density of 10,000 vines per hectare and in a north-south direction. The tiny allocations and the price (both here and online!) tell you everything you need to know. Deep, chiselled and something very, very special. ","brand":"Domaine Didier Dagueneau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48094132928750,"sku":"26265-750","price":1702.56,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/9581b494-4f5e-f111-ad59-0ac0955cf5ff_26265-750_..png?v=1780385037"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bibendum.com.au\/collections\/centre-loire.oembed?page=2","provider":"Bibendum Wine Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}