Didier Dagueneau

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Located in St Landelin in the Nièvre region across 12 hectares (approx. 30 acres), Didier Dagueneau, a world-renowned winemaker, left an indelible mark on the Pouilly-Fumé appellation. Regarded as the "Pope of Sauvignon," he created legendary cuvées of incredible purity and expression. At the same time, he distinguished himself in the Southwest in the Jurançon vineyards by establishing Domaine Les Jardins de Babylone—set across 3 hectares of terraced slopes in the village of Aubertin, and renowned for the distinctive freshness and vibrancy of its wines. Tragically killed in an ultralight plane accident in 2008, this visionary winemaker and disciple of Henri Jayer has certainly not been forgotten. Today, his daughter Charlotte Dagueneau and his son Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau have taken up the torch at this exceptional estate. In doing so, the elite yet deeply artisanal ethos of Domaine Dagueneau lives on.

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Didier Dagueneau Clos du Clavaire 2020
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1 in stock
100530
White
75cl
89/100
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Didier Dagueneau Clos du Calvaire 2020

€948.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€790.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Sancerre En Chailloux 2016
1 in stock
101654
White
75cl
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Loire | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre En Chailloux 2016

€168.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€140.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé Buisson Renard 2005
Les Mieux Notés
2 in stock
104975
White
75cl
90/100
95/100
18/20
17/20
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Didier Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé Buisson Renard 2005

€300.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€250.00 ex-VAT
Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé Pur Sang 2004
Les Mieux Notés
1 in stock
104976
White
75cl
95/100
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Loire | Pouilly Fumé

Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé Pur Sang 2004

€240.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€200.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Clos du Calvaire 2021
2 in stock
110640
White
75cl
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Didier Dagueneau Clos du Calvaire 2021

€960.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€800.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé Pur Sang 2005
Last one !
1 in stock
111104
White
75cl
92/100
97/100
19/20
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Loire | Pouilly Fumé

Didier Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé Pur Sang 2005

€300.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€250.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Clos du Calvaire 2021 OWC
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1 in stock
112817
White
75cl
Original wood case - Sold by 1
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Loire | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Clos du Calvaire 2021 OWC

€960.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€800.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Sancerre En Chailloux 2017
Last one !
1 in stock
114292
White
75cl
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Loire | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre En Chailloux 2017

€168.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€140.00 ex-VAT
Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé Pur Sang 2011
4 in stock
116552
White
75cl
92-93/100
16.5/20
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Loire | Pouilly Fumé

Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé Pur Sang 2011

€162.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€135.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2009
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1 in stock
116556
White
75cl
93-94/100
17.5/20
18/20
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Loire | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2009

€234.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€195.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2011
4 in stock
116557
White
75cl
93-94/100
17/20
16.5/20
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Loire | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2011

€192.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€160.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2017
2 in stock
119650
White
75cl
17/20
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Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2017

€156.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€130.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Monts Damnés 2016
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1 in stock
120317
White
75cl
17/20
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Loire | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2016

€180.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€150.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard 2019
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1 in stock
120862
White
75cl
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Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard 2019

€132.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€110.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé 2017
8 in stock
122509
White
75cl
15.5/20
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Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé 2017

€102.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€85.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Monts Damnés 2017
4 in stock
122510
White
75cl
17/20
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Vin de France | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2017

€156.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€130.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Clos du Calvaire 2021 OWC
Last one !
1 in stock
123092
White
75cl
Original wood case - Sold by 1
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Vin de France | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Clos du Calvaire 2021 OWC

€888.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€740.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Blanc Etc 2023
28 in stock
126597
White
75cl
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Didier Dagueneau Blanc Etc 2023

€96.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€80.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard 2023
21 in stock
126599
White
75cl
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Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard 2023

€132.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€110.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Clos du Calvaire 2022
Last one !
2 in stock
126602
White
75cl
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Didier Dagueneau Clos du Calvaire 2022

€1,080.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€900.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang 2023
40 in stock
126598
White
75cl
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Vin de France | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Thoroughbred 2023

€126.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€105.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2023
3 in stock
126601
White
75cl
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Loire | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2023

€180.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€150.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé 2014
1 in stock
127036
White
75cl
93/100
15/20
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Loire | Pouilly Fumé

Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé 2014

€108.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€90.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé 2016
2 in stock
127038
White
75cl
16/20
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Loire | Pouilly Fumé

Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé 2016

€114.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€95.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé 2017
Last one !
1 in stock
127039
White
75cl
15.5/20
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Loire | Pouilly Fumé

Didier Dagueneau Blanc Fumé 2017

€102.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€85.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2017
1 in stock
127041
White
75cl
17/20
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Loire | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2017

€156.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€130.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Jardins de Babylone Moelleux 2016
2 in stock
127185
White
75cl
17/20
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Sud Ouest | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Jardins de Babylone Moelleux 2016

€132.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€110.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Blanc Etc 2018
Last one !
1 in stock
127188
White
75cl
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Didier Dagueneau Blanc Etc 2018

€96.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€80.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau XXI 2021
2 in stock
127198
White
75cl
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Vin de France | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau XXI 2021

€120.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€100.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Sec 2021
4 in stock
127832
White
75cl
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Vin de France | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Sec 2021

€90.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€75.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux 2021
1 in stock
127833
White
75cl
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Vin de France | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux 2021

€132.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€110.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux 2019
0 in stock
127852
White
75cl
Out of stock
Vin de France | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Les Jardins de Babylone Moelleux 2019

€144.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€120.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2023 Magnum
1 in stock
130241
White
150cl
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Loire | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Le Mont Damné 2023 Magnum

€396.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€330.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Silex 2023
16 in stock
130240
White
75cl
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Vin de France | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Silex 2023

€192.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€160.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard 2016
New
3 in stock
132111
White
75cl
93/100
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Vin de France | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard 2016

€120.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€100.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Monts Damnés 2016
New
3 in stock
132113
White
75cl
17/20
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Loire | Sancerre

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Monts Damnés 2016

€180.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€150.00 ex-VAT
Didier Dagueneau Jardins de Babylone Dry 2014
New
1 in stock
132112
White
50cl
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Sud Ouest | Vin de France

Didier Dagueneau Jardins de Babylone Sec 2014

€78.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€65.00 ex-VAT
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Frequently Asked Questions

Domaine Didier Dagueneau offers a focused range of seven cuvées, all made from Sauvignon Blanc. Among them, Blanc Etc... (formerly Blanc Fumé de Pouilly) is a fine introduction to Dagueneau’s wines, with its smoky notes and lively freshness. More experienced wine lovers may turn to Silex and Pur Sang, two now-legendary single-plot cuvées distinguished by their aromatic complexity and great elegance. For the more curious, Buisson Renard and L’Astéroïde round out a range of rare consistency and exacting standards.

Domaine Didier Dagueneau is primarily known for its white wines made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety, notably under the Pouilly-Fumé appellation. This grape variety, cultivated on the clay-siliceous and limestone terroirs of Saint-Andelain, is tended with extreme care: harvesting is done by hand with very rigorous sorting, with no correction of alcohol levels or acidity so as not to alter the grapes. It is this philosophy of non-intervention that gives the domaine's Sauvignon Blancs their characteristic crystalline purity.

The wines of Domaine Didier Dagueneau deserve special attention both in the cellar and at the table. They should be kept at a stable temperature of around 12 °C, away from light and humidity. Although they can be enjoyed upon release, like all great wines they benefit from extended aging, generally reaching their peak after 5 to 10 years, and can easily be kept for 15 to 20 years or longer. When serving, pour them at 10 to 12 °C in a large white wine glass, after briefly decanting them to release aromas of flint, white flowers, and citrus.

Through meticulous work in the vineyard and new technical expertise in the cellar, Didier Dagueneau created white wines that offer unparalleled richness and precision in the expression of terroirs. His pioneering approach — remarkably low yields, often 50 to 75% lower than those of his neighbours, rigorous organic and biodynamic viticulture — profoundly transformed the image of the Pouilly-Fumé appellation. Today, under the direction of Louis-Benjamin and Charlotte Dagueneau, the wines are refined through winemaking without filtration, without correctives, and without fining. 

The history of Domaine Didier Dagueneau begins in 1982, when Didier, nicknamed "the enfant terrible of Pouilly-Fumé", decided to forge his own path. He acquired his first plot of 1.2 hectares in Chailloux and began vinifying under his own name with the 1982 vintage, before adding the now famous Silex in 1985 and Pur Sang in 1988. Following Didier's tragic death in a microlight aircraft accident in 2008, his son Louis-Benjamin, then aged 26, took over the reins alongside his sister Charlotte. 

The striking minerality and freshness of Domaine Didier Dagueneau’s Pouilly-Fumé wines make them remarkably versatile at the table. They pair perfectly with seafood, grilled fish or dishes featuring fresh cheese, their freshness and minerality complementing delicate, briny flavors in particular. More complex cuvées, such as Pur Sang, are wonderful with premium oysters, scallops, steamed white fish or a local farmhouse goat cheese such as Crottin de Chavignol. Lovers of Loire cuisine can also serve them with pike-perch in beurre blanc, the quintessential regional pairing.

History of Domaine Didier Dagueneau

The story of Domaine Didier Dagueneau began in 1982, when Didier, dubbed the “enfant terrible of Pouilly-Fumé,” decided to forge his own path. Born into a winemaking family, this former motorcycle sidecar racer chose to break with convention to create an estate in his own image: bold, innovative, and uncompromising. Influenced by figures such as Henri Jayer, the master of Burgundy Pinot Noir, Didier revolutionized the Pouilly-Fumé appellation by embracing a parcel-by-parcel approach and reintroducing barrel aging. His wines, boasting unmatched purity and complexity, swiftly propelled the estate to the forefront of global viticulture.

In September 2008, Didier's tragic passing in an ultralight aircraft accident left the wine world in mourning. His son, Louis-Benjamin, then 26 years old, took over the reins alongside his sister Charlotte. Trained in oenology and enriched by experience with renowned winemakers, Louis-Benjamin upholds his father's legacy with unwavering determination. Since 2017, in disagreement with the appellation authorities, he chose to declassify his wines to "Wine de France," reaffirming the estate's independence and originality. Today, Domaine Didier Dagueneau remains an icon, celebrated for its exceptional wines and rebellious spirit, symbolized by a sculpture of an arm giving the finger at the cellar entrance.

Terroirs and Vineyards of Domaine Didier Dagueneau

Domaine Didier Dagueneau spans 12 hectares of vineyards, primarily located in Saint-Andelain, facing Sancerre across the Loire. These diverse terroirs, farmed using uncertified biodynamic practices, lie at the heart of the estate's wine identity. The flinty clay soils, characteristic of the upper slopes of Saint-Andelain, bestow a crystalline purity upon the Silex cuvée. The richer clays of the lower slopes nourish the richness of Buisson Renard, while the Kimmeridgian marls impart mineral elegance to the Astéroïde cuvée. The La Folie lieu-dit, with its clay and silica soils, is dedicated to the Pur Sang cuvée, and an iconic parcel on the Côte des Monts Damnés in Chavignol yields the Sancerre Le Mont Damné.

Vineyard work is conducted with surgical precision: horse plowing on certain plots, drastic debudding to limit yields, and manual harvesting in aerated crates at optimal ripeness. With one employee per hectare—a rarity in the region—and treatments limited strictly to contact products, the estate prioritizes quality over quantity. The vines, sometimes ungrafted as with Astéroïde, are replanted using massal selections to preserve their vigor and authenticity. This respect for terroir and biodiversity makes the wines of Domaine Didier Dagueneau unique ambassadors of their origin.

Winemaking at Domaine Didier Dagueneau

Winemaking at Domaine Didier Dagueneau is an art that blends tradition and experimentation. A pioneer in the use of barrel aging, Didier passed down a rigorous approach to his son, aiming to elevate the expression of Sauvignon White. Following a slow pressing and meticulous settling to retain only the fine lees, the musts ferment using indigenous yeasts from the vineyard, without acidification or chaptalization. Aging, which lasts an average of 12 months, takes place on the lees without racking, in a variety of vessels: 320-liter oak barrels (cigars) or 600-liter casks (tonnes), ceramic vessels, and even glass demijohns for the Astéroïde cuvée, all to preserve the fruit's freshness and purity.

Following oak aging, the wines spend 6 to 8 months in stainless steel vats to refine their structure before bottling, without fining or filtration. This meticulously calibrated method yields wines of remarkable tension, where aromatic richness harmonizes with vibrant minerality. Each cuvée thus reflects its terroir with peerless precision, making Domaine Didier Dagueneau’s wines benchmarks for connoisseurs looking to purchase exceptional white wines.

The Cuvées of Domaine Didier Dagueneau

Domaine Didier Dagueneau offers a range of seven cuvées, all crafted from Sauvignon White, with the exception of the Jurançon produced under the Les Jardins de Babylone label. Here is a detailed overview of these exceptional wines, available for purchase for discerning connoisseurs:

Blanc Etc...

Formerly known as White Fumé de Pouilly, this blended cuvée comes from four plots of young vines (5 to 20 years old), two-thirds of which are on flinty clay and one-third on Kimmeridgian marl. Elegant and accessible, it offers smoky notes and a vibrant freshness, ideal for discovering the Dagueneau style.

Pur Sang

Sourced from the La Folie lieu-dit, on clay and flint soils, this cuvée expresses remarkable tension and purity. The 30-year-old vines, some of which are ungrafted, produce a complex wine with floral and mineral aromas.

Buisson Renard

Produced from a 35-year-old parcel on rich clay soils in Saint-Andelain, this cuvée is the most opulent in the range. Its notes of ripe fruit and silky texture make it an exceptional gastronomic wine.

Silex

A true icon, this cuvée comes from old vines (60 to 90 years old) on hard flinty clay soils at the top of the Saint-Andelain hill. With its crystalline purity, it captivates with aromas of struck flint and a long, saline finish. Approximately 8,000 bottles are produced each year.

Clos du Calvaire

Extremely rare, this cuvée comes from a 20-are plot planted at high density (14,000 vines/ha, reduced to 10,000 after replanting). Its confidential production makes it a true treasure for collectors.

Astéroïde

Crafted from ungrafted vines harvested at peak ripeness on flinty clay terroir, this cuvée is aged in glass demijohns to preserve its freshness. Rare and prestigious, it embodies the estate’s boldness.

Le Mont Damné

Hailing from the heart of the renowned Côte des Monts Damnés slope in Chavignol, this Sancerre delivers intense minerality and an elegant structure, reflecting its unique limestone terroir.

Les Jardins de Babylone

Crafted from 3.2 hectares in the Jurançon appellation, this sweet wine made from Petit Manseng and Camaralet captivates with its finesse and balance. Grown on clay and rolled pebble soils, it reflects the Dagueneau family’s innovative spirit.

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