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Didier Dagueneau dies
Acclaimed Pouilly Fumé producer, Didier Dagueneau, often
known as the 'wild man of Pouilly' not only for his hirsute appearance (long
curly hair and a dramatic beard) but also for his ideas, has tragically passed
away at the age of 52 in a microlite accident in the Dordogne region of western
France.
Widely recognised as the best producer in the appelation, Dagueneau, the great, iconoclastic Loire Valley vigneron made some of the world’s most beautiful sauvignon blanc wines.
Dagueneau crusaded to redeem the reputation of Pouilly Fumé by slashing yields in half and tilling his vineyards with horses instead of using a tractor. The secret of this perfectionist's success lied in his scrupulous attention to detail at every stage of the winemaking process, from vineyard management to the cellar.
The Loire Valley Wine Bureau quotes Joe Dressner, of Louis Dressner Selections, as saying, "The wine world has lost a great vigneron and the world has lost one of the most original, charming and mischievous characters to ever grace a vineyard row."
Widely recognised as the best producer in the appelation, Dagueneau, the great, iconoclastic Loire Valley vigneron made some of the world’s most beautiful sauvignon blanc wines.
Dagueneau crusaded to redeem the reputation of Pouilly Fumé by slashing yields in half and tilling his vineyards with horses instead of using a tractor. The secret of this perfectionist's success lied in his scrupulous attention to detail at every stage of the winemaking process, from vineyard management to the cellar.
The Loire Valley Wine Bureau quotes Joe Dressner, of Louis Dressner Selections, as saying, "The wine world has lost a great vigneron and the world has lost one of the most original, charming and mischievous characters to ever grace a vineyard row."
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