Domaine Tabordet - Pouilly-Fumé Les Champs de Chaumes 2020
14,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
The nose opens with heady floral notes, pastry aromas, and verbena, then, after some aeration, reveals a rich, sunny profile. The palate, with its lovely richness, is smooth and lively, centered on yellow and white fruits, and finishes with a briny note accented by citrus zest.
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Eye
Light golden-yellow color with golden highlights
Nose
Intriguing floral notes, pastry, confectionery, verbena, and acacia blossom on the initial nose. Then a sunny profile: dried apricot, peach syrup, and orange juice.
Palate
Smooth and tangy, with a beautifully defined aroma profile featuring fresh white and yellow fruits. A salty finish with citrus and zest.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2030+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy it with fish tartare, turbot with mousseline sauce, or Loire pike…
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 14.5/20 (2018 vintage) (Good wine)
Rated estate (2025 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
Located in the village of Verdigny, this organic estate (16 hectares of Pouilly-Fumé, five hectares of Sancerre), founded in the 1960s by Raymond Tabordet, is skillfully managed by his two sons, Yvon and Pascal, who have expanded it. Today, Pascal works alongside his son Marius and his nephew Gaël. The wines are pleasing to the palate with just the right amount of complexity.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated Estate Award-winning Wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Pascal, Gaël, and Marius Tabordet work together on their 20-hectare vineyard, which produces Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre wines. For the past three years, they have been in the process of converting to organic farming.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2025 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
Marius Tabordet is part of the younger generation shaking things up in Pouilly-Fumé (16 ha) and Sancerre (6 ha). He has earned the trust of his father, Pascal, and spearheaded the shift in cultivation methods toward organic farming (certified in 2021), then began the transition to biodynamic farming. Winemaking and aging practices have been adjusted to produce more expressive wines, a far cry from the narrow-minded whites still found in the region. And the entire clientele has changed! The wines thus reflect their terroir more closely. The sincerity, the meticulousness, the smooth textures, and the richness of these vintages delight us. This is evident in the delicious “domaine” vintages, both red and white. We also applaud the effort to distinguish the vintages by terroir type: in Pouilly-Fumé, Les Petites Aubues (limestone), Les Champs des Chaumes (Kimmeridgian marl), L'Autre Rive (flint); and in Sancerre, La Belle Oreille (limestone). Welcome to the guide!
Customer rating
3/5
based on 1 review
Review by Mr. JEAN MICHEL P. Posted on 12/31/2024
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