Didier Dagueneau Blanc etc. 2020

Ever the maverick, Didier Dagueneau spent years building a reputation as one of the Loire Valley's greatest and most unique winemakers. Sadly passing in 2008, his legacy for exceptional Sauvignon Blanc has been carried on through his children, Louis-Benjamin and Charlotte. This cuvée, recently relabelled as a VdF to allow for more creativity, is the most approachable wine in the range, delighting with its minerality, exotic fruit flavours, and alluring texture. 

93/100 - The 2020 Blanc etc. is developing into a mellow style with the richness of the vintage showing. It is what the French would call gourmand and, close to three years after being harvested, has entered a delectable stage of its evolution. Yes, it's still young but has improved and opened up since tasting a year ago. It now offers baked apple, honey and pastry flavors while retaining freshness. It is long and concentrated with a firm sense of structure, doing the mouth equivalent of providing a firm, reassuring handshake, likely due to the clay-flint soils, which make up two-thirds of the blend. - Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous