Denis Jamain Les Fossiles Blanc

The next "stepping stone" in Dennis Jamain's series of superb Sauvignon Blanc comes from a vineyard in the classic Kimmeridgian soils of the region and takes its name from the marine fossils found in the soils. Where millions of years ago was the bottom of a vast sea. "Les Fossiles Blanc" is crystalline, vibrant and mineral and has an enviable precision in the mouth. Its acidity is sharp, an element that energetically "challenges" the palate, just as it does with all the great neighbouring Sancerre and Pouilly Fume. Here, organic and biodynamic farming, along with fermentation with indigenous yeasts give another level of complexity to a wine that overall we would say treads more on terroir than a simple fruity impression of the varietal.