Regis Minet - Pouilly-Fume Vieilles Vignes 2022 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Regis Minet
Country	France
Varietal	Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage	2022
Sku	210000002730
Size	750ml

Regis Minet Pouilly-Fume Vieilles Vignes 2022

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One could easily consider Régis Minet the Loire Valley's answer to an action hero. He may play it cool on the outside, but at closer look, one sees a man of brooding intensity on an insatiable quest for adventure. It may just be in the blood. His grandfather, Robert Minet, was an artisan tonnelier, or barrel-maker. At the beginning of the last century, Robert kept a mere three hectares of vines in the eastern Loire town of Pouilly-sur-Loire—just enough to make the family’s wine. He, too, was very independent, living autonomously off his own livestock and fresh vegetables from his farm. When he passed away in 1976, Régis left his studies to continue the work of the domaine without giving it a second thought. Since then, he has made this tiny farm a full-time domaine and has succeeded in adding an additional eight hectares of vineyards to the holdings. It is certain that his love of his native terroir translates into his wines, although one sees it in many other aspects of his character as well. Watching him fervently serve a plate of crottins de chevre to guests, seeing his latest fossilized finds after a day of diving into the bottom of the Loire River, or watching him tinker with his motorcycle after an epic ride is proof enough that Régis shares both his grandfather’s rogue-ishness and love of the land.

Winemaker Notes: The old-vine Pouilly-Fume producer, Minet strikes a perfect balance between classic Sauvignon Blanc fruit and a gorgeous minerality, bringing the terroir straight to your glass. The luscious feel over your tongue is contrasted by a lively, flinty acidity on the finish.