Bouchot Pouilly Fume 'Caillottes'

Sauvignon Blanc

Loire Valley, France

A family estate since 1987, in 2019, Antoine Gouffier purchased Domaine du Bouchot, located in Pouilly-sur-Loire, from Rachel and Pascal Kerbiquet, embarking on a new beginning. His knowledge of the area is profound as he was born and raised in the region and started working in the vineyards during his childhood.

In 2009 Bouchot was the first in the appellation to become certified organic, and Antoine has finalized the biodynamic certification. The wines will be labeled with the Demeter logo starting with the 2020 vintage. A 10-hectare property, it is mainly planted to Sauvignon Blanc, with a few vines of Chasselas, on the southwest side of the hill from the village of Saint-Andelain. The wines reflect the unmistakable character of each of the vineyards: the Kimmeridgian marl soil is of white clay, limestone, and fossilized oysters from ancient seabeds, and the Portlandian terroir (limestone with layered, small rocks) lend a flinty, mineral quality to the wines – the differentiating characteristics lending to a unique purity and clarity.