Jody Scharf

9.0

Dark cherries, subtle tannins, dark purple. Overall well balanced. — a month ago

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. — 9 months ago

Kathleen Fischer

9.0

Sweet crispy white from Trader Joe’s — a year ago

Kevin Løk

9.1

Very deep and rich. Intense raisin notes but in a good way. — 4 years ago

with Caroline

Jay Eagan

9.5

All Rhones, all summer! — 5 years ago

with Kristine

Grace Riley

9.1

A lot going on the nose. Red fruit, black fruit, meat, leather. Would be a good wintertime wine. Too bad they’re sold out at Kermit Lynch. Devin gave it 💯 — 6 years ago

with Devin

Sophy Lu Barbieri

9.0

Tempest oyster bar @ madison wi — 2 months ago

David Dorn

9.2

Love this wine. Hits all the marks for me- great with food or on its own- balanced and enough complexity to make me keep coming back for more. Excellent! — 8 months ago

romo

9.0

Drink early. Hope 24 has more stuffing. — 9 months ago

David Lee

8.9

Green apple and lemon aromas. Medium body with good balance. Solid value from Rosenthal. — a year ago

Andres Alonso

9.0

Tremendous bargain! — 3 years ago

Peter Isacksen

8.9

Pairs nice with apps and a fly swatter. Went down quick at the right temp — 4 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

Interesting blend with sweetness from the Roussane and heaviness from the viognier balanced with the minerals of grenache blanc. — 6 years ago

Constance Upton

9.5

Has a nice salinity — 6 years ago

Dominique Elena

10

Wow !! Wat een neus!!!!! Late oogst, iets van botrytis? Iig bij de hogere cuvees — 5 months ago

Sam Friedland

9.2

Very nice wine, maybe needs a few more year. Integrated tannins. Little fruit. Went great with couscous and merguez. — 8 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Another delicious rendition of the “Chateau Lagrange Blanc.” Beautiful fragrance seemingly melds a little herbal, gooseberryish SB with characteristic lanolin and orchard fruit Semillon notes (I have no idea what the blend is here.) Deep, lovely, soft minerality too. Impeccable balance in the mouth. Nice but gentle acids keep the deep, long, dry palate fresh. Such a great value too. — a year ago

Randy Fuller

9.2

This wine has almost no coloring. Its nose is more herb-driven than mineral-driven, but there is a touch of wet sidewalk in the aromas. The palate is dry and rather flat, with only a hint of acidity. As with the smells, the flavors lean into the herbal side of the spectrum with enough minerals to make it a decent pair with shellfish. It is a pleasant enough wine, and for $7 I will not complain beyond this paragraph. I will, however, keep it in mind for when I need a dry white wine for cooking. — 2 years ago

Elisabeth mersier

10

Le Grand Contrôle - Ducasse Year 2018 — 5 years ago

with Karim

Martin Bergo

9.0

Stable and great value with its floral, minty and mineral zest. — 6 years ago