2022 Château Favray Pouilly-Fumé

This shows a pale straw color with slight green highlights in the glass. The nose opens with citrus peel, white grapefruit, and crisp orchard fruit over a mineral base of wet stone and a light flint note. On the palate, the wine is clean and medium-bodied, driven by lemon, pear skin, and subtle herbal tones balanced by brisk acidity. The finish is focused and persistent, marked by citrus pith, crushed limestone, and a faint smoky edge typical of Pouilly-Fumé’s limestone and silex soils.

Château Favray is located in Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain, a commune just west of Pouilly-sur-Loire in the central Loire Valley. The estate sits on a limestone hillside above the Nohain valley, a sector long recognized for producing Sauvignon Blanc with clarity, lift, and a distinct mineral edge. Although the château dates back centuries, the revival of the estate started in the early 1980s, when the vineyards were replanted after lying fallow for nearly a century.