The Dagueneau Silex is magic in a bottle. If pushed, that's most likely my favorite wine.
Here, the Blanc Fumé de Pouilly, at half the price, gives you almost everything you want from the Silex. Instead of Silex's 120 different flavors, you get only 72. It's a shame so many people in our lives tell us that they'd never spend x number of dollars on a white wine. That's kooky talk. There's nothing like Dagueneau wines. Nothing in the least.
This 2010 was no exception.
Food: Roasted chicken, Symon salsa verde, arugula, bread and butter
Roast your chicken how you like roasting your chicken. We're a hybrid of Thomas Keller and Michael Symon roasters.
Symon salsa verde. Keep this mostly true to the recipe, because anchovy, caper, garlic, shallot, parsley, mint, some sort of hot pepper, olive oil, red pepper flakes, lemon zest, salt and pepper together is a witches' brew of flat-out stupid-greatness. Added smoked almonds and tarragon this time. Do that. Because it's good.
