Pouilly Fumé

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Pouilly Fumé has an unusual flavor for a dry white wine: a strong flavor of musk and smoked.

Pouilly sur Loire is a different wine made with the Chasselas grape variety. It should be drunk young. When the phylloxera destroyed all the vines 2 centuries ago, vine growers replaced them with Sauvignon to create the Pouilly Fumé. Nowadays Pouilly sur Loire makes less than 5% of the production of Pouilly.

Pouilly is very close to Sancerre, just on the other side of the river. However the wines are a little different. Pouilly Fumé is probably thicker, deeper and has more structure.

Reference: http://www.terroir-france.com/region/loire_pouilly.htm

 
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