2012 Pierre Brévin Pouilly Fumé

Years and years ago I drank something called Fumé Blanc, primarily because it sounded so wonderful (smoky white?) and tasted even better. My memory is that it wasn't sweet, and now, without looking it up on the internet, I cannot tell whether it was meant to be a Chenin or Sauvignon Blanc. (On an Internet search now, it seems to have been a kind of Californian invention, via the Loire Valley, for Savi). But Fumé Blanc seems to be making a return. Lismore Dan Murphy's has a 2012 Pierre Brévin Pouilly Fumé – or Sav Blanc. Located across the Loire from Sancerre, this wine region is based around the town of Pouilly-sur-Loire. It's a gorgeous light white gold in colour, very lime-lemon in perfume, almost sweetish, reminding me of Streets Lime-Lemon Splice, that wonderful combination of ice-block and ice-cream: cold, crunchy yet creamy. It has lemon-acid on the palate, due, most likely, to 'the limestone soils the vineyards are on'. At $20 for a single bottle, I think it's a really drinkable Sav Blanc.