Domaine Tabordet - Pouilly-Fumé Les Petites Aubues 2023
17,5/20
Jancis Robinson
91/100
RVF
"A beautiful vintage marked by the flinty terroir, fruity, fresh, and rich!"
This Sauvignon grown on limestone soil reveals an intense nose with a wide range of aromas, including floral notes, citrus, pear, and fresh pepper. On the palate, the attack is straightforward with citrus accents, followed by a chalky mid-palate that ends with a slight bitterness.
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Eye
Pale yellow color with white gold highlights
Nose
Intense, incisive, and complex with a wide aromatic palette, fresh notes with floral, citrus, pear, and fresh pepper accents.
Mouth
Rich and full-bodied attack, lovely fruitiness, sunny, finish with fermented aromas of pear, lemon, and licorice.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with goat cheese, pork fricassee, shellfish, etc.
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2025 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with 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), created in the 1960s by Raymond Tabordet, is skillfully managed by his two sons, Yvon and Pascal, who have expanded it. Today, Pascal works with his son Marius and his nephew Gaël. The wines are very palatable 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 estate in Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre. Three years ago, they began the process of converting to organic farming.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2025 guide) 91/100
Rated estate (2025 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About wine:
A distinctive delicacy and refined straightness characterize Les Petites Aubues, which you can open starting in 2025.
About the estate:
Marius Tabordet is part of the younger generation shaking things up in Pouilly-Fumé (16 ha) and Sancerre (6 ha). He earned the trust of his father Pascal and initiated the shift to organic farming (certification in 2021), then began the conversion to biodynamics. The winemaking and aging processes have been adjusted to produce freer wines, a far cry from the narrow whites still found in the area. Vinification and aging techniques have been adjusted to produce freer wines, a far cry from the narrow-minded whites still found in the area. And the entire clientele has changed! The wines are now closer to their terroir. The sincerity, meticulousness, smoothness, and deliciousness of these vintages delight us. This is evident in the delicious "domain" vintages, both red and white. We also applaud the work done to isolate 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!
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2024 guide) 17,5/20
About wine:
Very mineral nose and dry finish with real salinity. Already good to drink but will age well.