### Cellar Favorite: 2013 Domaine Didier Dagueneau – Louis Benjamin Pouilly-Fumé Silex

BY NEAL MARTIN | JANUARY 26, 2026

I drink far too few Loire whites these days. Just before a holiday celebration, I encountered a bottle of 2013 Pouilly-Fumé Silex from Dagueneau at a La-Paulée-style lunch at La Trompette. It was a pertinent reminder of what I am missing out on. This 12-year-old white was made by Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau, his renowned father having passed away in September 2008. Truth be told, the 2013 was initially reserved, a Pouilly Fumé that did not want to come out to play. It just needed time—in fact, I would have actually given it an hour’s decanting. Even with air, the 2013 is a nuanced Silex that unfolds in leisurely fashion, revealing scents of grapefruit mixed with white linen and a light green asparagus note. It is never powerful, but it does blossom in the glass. The palate is tensile from the start, matched by a keen thread of acidity. Just a slight textural oiliness has developed, leading to a very appealing asparagus-tinged finish with the sapidity to draw you back for more. This Silex is drinking beautifully at the moment, but it could certainly give you another decade of drinking enjoyment. **92** /Drink 2026-2037

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Cellar Favorite: 2013 Domaine Didier Dagueneau – Louis Benjamin Pouilly-Fumé Silex

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