Corty Artisan, Pouilly-Fumé “Intro”

Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre are the twin totems of Sauvignon Blanc excellence. Domaine Moreux-Corty has a piece of each, but the larger one, by a wide margin, is in Pouilly-Fumé. The twin brothers who now run this property, Arnaud and Julien Moreux, represent the 14th generation of their family to do so, and their heirloom vines in Pouilly-Fumé encompass the rich mosaic of soil types found here.“Intro,” as its name suggests, is a panoramic view of the Pouilly-Fumé terroir, incorporating fruit grown in pebbly limestone (caillotes), flint (silex), and Kimmeridgian limestone/clay marl. It’s a master class in this appellation/grape and, at just $34, a white that stands toe-to-toe with white Burgundy in the way it seamlessly melds concentrated fruit and soil character. How wines this serious remain so affordable is beyond me, but as always, ours is not to reason why: Stock up and feel good about one of the shrewdest summer wine investments out there.There’s no shortage of history behind “Intr