Pascal JolivetPouilly-Fumé Les Terres Blanches 2025

About this wine

Some white wines are built to charm you instantly, others ask you to slow down and listen. Pascal Jolivet's Pouilly-Fumé belongs to the second kind, the sort of bottle you open when you actually have time to taste it.

In the glass, the sauvignon blanc takes its time too. Flint and wet stone lead the way, with a tight, mineral core that holds the fruit back rather than pushing it forward, and a finish that's long and a touch austere, the kind that gets more interesting with every sip.

This is a wine for oysters, for scallops seared simply in butter, or for a fillet of sole with nothing more than lemon. Serve it chilled, around 10 to 12 degrees, and give it a few minutes in the glass before you start.