Domaine Didier Dagueneau - Vin de France - Buisson Renard - White - 2022

Wine:

Impeccably crafted and built to age, the 2022 Buisson Renard White (Vin de France) is once again a serious wine, sculpted with razor-sharp precision. It’s tightly wound for now, showing a firm, almost austere structure that clearly needs time to unfurl. Aromatically reserved, it delivers a dense, energetic core with striking purity and tension. A brilliant, long-haul expression of Sauvignon—intense, beautifully fresh, and already hinting at greatness. Rated 95/100 by the French wine guide RVF.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, fermented in wooden vats, then aged in oval barrels for 12 months, followed by 12 months in vats.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C. Feel free to decant for one to two hours or serve in a large glass.

Food and wine pairing:

Tempura langoustines, roasted turbot slices, veal sweetbreads with curry, goat cheeses such as the famous Crottin de Chavignol.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2038.

An undisputed Loire Valley icon with 3 stars from the French wine guide RVF, the Didier Dagueneau estate is, quite frankly, in a league of its own. With dazzling freshness, precision-cut fruit, and finish that just doesn’t quit, these wines are etched into your memory from the first sip.

Almost impossible to get your hands on—unless your name’s on the wine list of a three-star restaurant—these wines are usually gone before they even appear.

We covered the story in detail in Racines, our magazine: long ageing on lees forms the backbone of Dagueneau’s crystal-clear style, lifted by pinpoint oak handling—whether in 320L “cigars” or 600L demi-muids. The result? Wines that are sharp, luminous, and utterly expressive.

Now run by Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau—who’s been carrying the torch for over a decade—the estate continues its artisanal, no-compromise approach, just as his father intended.

Which brings us to this rare moment: we’re thrilled to offer a tiny allocation of some of his finest wines from Pouilly-Fumé and the mind-blowing Jardins de Babylone in Jurançon (rated 2 stars in RVF). Possibly some of the most captivating wines on the planet.

One last detail: the estate stepped away from appellations over a decade ago—so you’ll find these wines under the humble label “Vin de France.” The contents, though? Anything but.