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Domaine Didier Dagueneau Vin de France Buisson Renard 2022

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Producer Domaine Didier Dagueneau
Region, Country Loire, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 25082-750

This wine is priced above Pur Sang these days, indicating how highly the domaine rates this site. Buisson Renard is a cool mid-slope terroir on the southwest side of the Saint-Andelain hill. The soils are a mixture of clay and flint (or silex, as the French call it). 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).

Reviews

“I’m a bit of a fan of the Buisson Renard. At the bottom of the hill below the winery in the village of Saint-Andelain, there's a greater proportion of clay to flint, giving a broadness to the wine's shape that envelops the whole mouth. In 2022, you can smell the warmth of the vintage and experience its richness and yet its sense of lightness. There's an appealing chew to the wine, and on the finish, a salty residue that makes you want to continue drinking. It retains acidity, line and length and provides precision. Its maker, Jean-Philippe Agisson, believes 8-10 months in stainless steel after being in barrel plus filtration gives the wine this tightening belt.”
95 points, Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
95 points, La Revue du Vin de France (Green Guide)

Reviews

“I’m a bit of a fan of the Buisson Renard. At the bottom of the hill below the winery in the village of Saint-Andelain, there's a greater proportion of clay to flint, giving a broadness to the wine's shape that envelops the whole mouth. In 2022, you can smell the warmth of the vintage and experience its richness and yet its sense of lightness. There's an appealing chew to the wine, and on the finish, a salty residue that makes you want to continue drinking. It retains acidity, line and length and provides precision. Its maker, Jean-Philippe Agisson, believes 8-10 months in stainless steel after being in barrel plus filtration gives the wine this tightening belt.”
95 points, Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
95 points, La Revue du Vin de France (Green Guide)

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