Domaine Arnaud et Stephanie Dezat Pouilly Fume 2025

I continue to be blown away by this beautiful expression of Sauvignon Blanc from the region of Pouilly-Fume, just across the river from its more famous counterpart Sancerre. It’s clean, crisp, and finely tuned on the palate, with hints of green apple and gooseberry fruit, citrus notes, all balanced with crisp acidity and an underlying minerality that gives it beautiful tension from start to finish. Absolutely a perfect summer white, it's great with all kinds of lighter fare - seafood, shellfish, oysters, crudo, ceviche, shrimp, sole, flounder, fluke, salads, chevres and other goat cheeses, and so much more.

There is no doubt that the Sauvignon Blanc grape rises to one of its highest expressions in the eastern LoireValley regions of Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé. Here the limestone, flint and clay soils conspire with a perfect cool, continental climate to create white wines of amazing brilliance, detail and racy, mineral focused intensity. The Dezat frere et soeur Stephanie and Arnaud have perfectly captured the essence of this great terroir in today’s offer of their 2021 Pouilly Fume. 

About the Winery - Dezat is one of the oldest winegrower families in the Sancerre area, with history dating back to the 16th century. André DEZAT took over the family business in 1948, and his sons Louis and Simon developed it, notably with the exploitation of the Pouilly Fumé appellation in the 80s, then Menetou-Salon in 2006.

Today, siblings Stephanie and Arnaud Dezat, Louis' daughter and son, are running the estate in the township of Verdigny, continuing the family legacy and crafting exquisite, authentic wines that have made the reputation of "DEZAT" wines great for decades.

The Dezat winemaking philosophy is to produce wines that both reflect the region’s terroir as well as respect the land. Together, Stephanie and Arnaud manage 22.5 hectares (about 56 acres) across 3 appellations: Menetou, Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé.

They value the respect for nature through the HVE certification (underway), putting forward their lands, respecting its fauna and flora but also all the biodiversity that constitutes it.

Vineyard Information

Grape varieties : 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Average age of the vines : 30 years

Facing : North-West Elevation : 200m (655ft)

Soils : Caillottes 60%, Siliceous Clay 24% and White Soil 16%

• Grass between rows, no plowing

• No herbicide

• Green harvesting : yes

• Organic treatments

• Fermentation : in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks /

30 days

• No malolactic fermentation

• Aging : 6 months in stainless steel tanks on fine lees