Domaine Michel Redde & Fils - Pouilly-Fumé Les Champs des Billons 2022
Loire
White
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93/100
Bettane & Desseauve
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90/100
RVF
"A white with an assertive personality, a real success".
Produced from the parcel that bears its name, this very delicate, pure, mineral and chalky Pouilly-Fumé develops a frank, round, fresh and velvety attack on the palate, with a fine mineral finish.
Features
Estate
Domaine Michel Redde
Cuvée
Les Champs des Billons
Vintage
2022
Designation
Pouilly-Fumé
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Terroirs
Compact, fine-grained Portland clay and limestone soils, also known as caillottes
Viticulture
Traditional and well-kept, currently being converted to organic farming
Harvest
Manual in cases
Winemaking
Alcoholic fermentation between 18 and 20°C in foudres and demi-muids
Breeding
16 to 18 months on fine lees in foudres and demi-muids
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright yellow with light green highlights
Nose
Floral and thiolated aromas of citrus zest with an elegant bitterness.
Mouth
Pure minerality, chalky and salty, with freshness
Serve
Decant at 12°C
Drink before
2030+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with turbot in mousseline sauce, rabbit with cream and mushrooms, fish tartare, turkey escalope with curry, snails à la bourguignonne...
Domaine Michel Redde
Pouilly-Fumé
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated (guide 2024) 93/100 (Vintage 2020)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Sébastien and Romain Redde continue to drive the success of this iconic Pouilly estate, founded in the 50s by their grandfather Michel. Actively developed by their father Thierry, the range covers the five terroirs of the appellation. They have since structured it into parcel-based cuvées, spread over the 40 hectares of vineyards (including 1.5 ha of Chasselas). In 2016, the cuvée barre-à-mine was born from a former flint quarry, planted at 10,000 vines per hectare and rehabilitated after a long titanic effort. Cuvée Majorum is the flagship of the range, made from the oldest vines and only produced in the best years. The well-dimensioned winery, meticulous ageing and progressive ambitions of the two brothers confirm this estate as one of the sector's great success stories.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
The estate was created in the 17th century by a certain François Redde, a winemaker in Pouilly-sur-Loire. His distant heir, Michel Redde, revived the winegrowing business in the 1950s. Thierry, his son, and his grandchildren Sébastien and Romain are now at the helm of the 40-hectare estate, which is in the process of converting to organic farming.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated (guide 2024) 90/100 (Vintage 2020)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
This historic estate, one of the few to have Chasselas vines, is now run by Thierry Redde's two sons, Sébastien and Romain. Alongside fairly classic wines that are never enzymed or yeasted (La Moynerie and the very ripe Majorum), the range is now organized by terroir, on the initiative of the new generation: Les Bois de Saint-Andelain (red flint clay), Les Cornets (Kimmeridgian marl), Champs des Billons (Portlandian limestone), Barre à Mine (high-density vines planted on a former flint quarry) and, most recently, Les Toupées (Oxfordian limestone). The latest vintages are meticulously crafted with undeniable uprightness.
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