Freddy R. Troya

9.0

Vignobles Lacheteau – Pouilly-Fumé / 2024
Pouilly-Fumé AOC – Loire Valley / France 🇫🇷

Overview
100% Sauvignon Blanc from the eastern Loire, grown on classic Pouilly-Fumé terroirs dominated by limestone and flint (silex). This style emphasizes tension, minerality, and restraint rather than overt fruit, showcasing the smoky, stony expression that defines the appellation.

Aromas & Flavors
Crisp lemon zest, grapefruit peel, green apple, and white peach, layered with flinty smoke, wet stone, and subtle herbal notes. The aromatic profile is precise and lifted, with restrained fruit framed by mineral depth.

Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied with bright, linear acidity. Clean, focused, and energetic on the palate, finishing dry and refreshing with a saline-mineral edge and lingering citrus tension.

Food Pairings
Classic goat cheese (Crottin de Chavignol), oysters, shellfish, grilled fish, lemon-herb chicken, asparagus dishes, or light vegetable-forward plates.

Verdict
A textbook Pouilly-Fumé that delivers clarity, minerality, and balance. Not flashy or tropical, but elegant, terroir-driven, and highly versatile at the table.

Did You Know?
The “fumé” in Pouilly-Fumé refers to the smoky, flinty character derived from silex soils, not oak or smoke exposure, one of the Loire Valley’s most distinctive Sauvignon Blanc signatures.

🍷 Personal Pick Highlight
This is exactly the style of Sauvignon Blanc I gravitate toward: mineral-driven, restrained, and quietly complex. A refreshing counterpoint to overtly aromatic New World expressions, and a reminder of why Loire Sauvignon remains one of my benchmarks for elegance and precision. — 6 months ago

John Crockett

9.4

Deep golden hue. Apple & pear with a hint of mango maybe?Well its got a very nice white grape taste too. Soft on the palette. All in all a very nice, nice light to medium-bodied wine that can be drunk fine on its own — 5 years ago

Rachel Wesley

9.4

Chardonnay as it should be made! This gem from a family owned property is home to stunning Chardonnay vineyards! Rich cream on the palate with lime curd, stone fruits the acid has beautiful integration. A long elegant finish — 5 years ago

with Bob

Austen Ito

8.9

Lemon, honey, medium body and acidity. — 6 years ago

Michael Fiur

10

Lovely crisp 2016 white at black ginger in st. Barth’s. — 7 years ago

Riddley Walker

9.2

Мокрая шерсть, солома, битый камень, крепкие желтые яблоки, консервированный ананас, бледная курага, семечки, каперсы, заветренный мёд, сухотравье. Среднее тело с хорошо сбалансированной кислотностью. Вначале чуть закрыто и плоско, но подышав открывает красивую фруктово-минеральную фактуру с заметной глубиной. Естественно и органично. В аромате больше смахивает на шенен, чем на шардоне. — 8 years ago

with Vladimir and Margarita

Alberto Cdm

9.0

32 anni. Ancora buonissimo benché abbia passato il suonpicvo — 6 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Rich but balanced style. Golden apple, honeysuckle, brioche. — 3 years ago

Martin Buchholz

9.0

Very nice with our New Zealand Lamb dinner — 5 years ago

Jorge Pazos

9.5

Celler de Can Roca — 5 years ago

Nancy Pan

9.3

Gold, intense Floral, vanilla butter creamy and popcorn, high acidity, full bodied , spicy, honey and nutty and great concentration and long finish — 6 years ago

Christo Barker

9.6

Exquisite, really smooth, light and drinkable with just about any fish dish. Will for sure get again — 6 years ago

Ashwin Muthiah

9.1

Very forward for a Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc. Tropical fruit with some minerality on the nose. Persistent but not overpowering acidity with enough body to match. Some residual sugar on the palette as well. — 8 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.1

Honey, peach, citrus with nice minerality — 7 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Underrated White burg right here! — 9 months ago

Todd Stone

8.9

Pale yellow with a nose of green apple & pear with some oak. In the mouth it’s quite smooth with a slight buttery feel and green apple, grapes and pear. Oak is there as well and while dry, a slight hint of sweetness. Very nice! — 4 years ago

with Peggy

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.1

A zippy expression with a variety of apple colors, but all are tart. Subtle oak on the mid to late palate, with a lingering finish of baked apple pie. — 5 years ago

Peter Hladun

9.0

Still excellent acid, lemon zest, struck flint, nice amount of reductive characteristics. — 6 years ago

Emily Collins

10

Medium-ish body but still tastes light and refreshing. Love it! — 6 years ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Magnum, second day open. Plush and smooth. Surprisingly ripe, almost tropical. Old world and new world meet on the palate. — 8 years ago