jacky preys fi gris

[robert ames]

are there any out there familiar with this tourraine wine? the grape is considered to be an ancestor to sauvignon [blanc]. (not sure if dna testing has backed this up.)

there's a great discussion at wine terroirs about the grape and this producer at:

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i just opened my first bottle of jacky preys fi gris v.v. 2004, and upon removing the foil, was surprised to see fake cork as per the wine terroirs discussion this is a grape with remarkable ability to age.

anyway, whether the fake cork has had any deleterious effects on this wine, the nose is a crazy amalgam of astringent citrusy bathroom potpourri, pine needles, and and great underlying stoniness. there could even be some "pepe du chat" trying to slip out past the perfumey stuff. it's lively crisp and dry and the flavours are very congruent with the nose. unlike anything else i've encountered, it's good with chabichou de poitou, so it's true to its loire heritage.

 

[Keith Levenberg]

Thanks for posting, great writeup there. I have been wanting to try this wine for awhile but never come across one.

 

[Zachary Ross]

I don't know Preys, but I've had Eric Chevalier's Domaine de l'Aujardire Fi Gris (2007). It's pretty wild, with an extremely vegetal nose, like smelling a fresh-cut Jalapeno pepper, and a taste that is akin to the Mexican vinegar-brined Jalapeno/garlic/carrot mix one gets at a proper taqueria. Tomato water. Slight fruit, bone dry, very refreshing. I bought another.

 

[SFJoe]

It's too bad Preys isn't a better winemaker, or so I've felt the few times I've had the wine. A little cautious, as with the cork. But 2004 is getting very long in the tooth for something with a plastic cork, I'd drink up if you have any more.