Pouilly-Fumé

 
Tonight I made a mushroom risotto. Given that it is rather rich, creamy with lots of parmesan cheese, we needed something dry and white. First I wanted to go for a Chardonnay, any old one, but I found this Pouilly-Fumé on special offer and went for it. I have only had Pouilly-Fumé once or twice before and am not such an expert on white wine, but this one was really outstanding. It is very very dry and fresh. It's exactly right as either an aperitif or with a vegetarian meal like risotto.
This 100% sauvignon wine is perfect. Really crisp, sharp, and with no flowery or ripe sweet fruit taste, but rather a minty, grassy and young flavour, this is really good. The colour of this one was particularly light, almost like water, with a very thin consistency given the high level of acidity and given its young age (2005). It's one of the white wines that is good to keep for a couple of years. But it does not hurt having one now. Go for it. On special offer at Waitrose. Producer: Domaine J.M. Masson-Blondelet.