Didier Dagueneau - RIP
Posted by: rodwsmith on 18 September 2008
Not in the same league, fame-wise, as Richard Wright, but yesterday the charismatic Cousin-It-alike Didier Dagueneau, one of the enfants terribles of wine, was tragically killed in a microlight crash.
He was some age in his fifties. As with much of his life his precise date of birth was lost in the mists of time. And hair.
I had the pleasure of meeting and tasting with Didier and he certainly exuded passion and life for the subject, and did, by common consent, revitalise the wines of Pouilly-Fumé not just with his own efforts (as anyone who has tasted the staggering "Pur Sang" will attest) but also by promoting the wines of the region and successfully encouraging his friends and neighbours to try harder. He made Sauvignon Blanc taste profound. No mean achievement.
I really hope (and am quite sure) that his son Benjamin will take over and carry on in his father's spirit.
I think I will for always now associate the Great Gig in the Sky with the flavour of intensely chalky Pouilly Fumé and a sense of sadness.
DD - RIP
He was some age in his fifties. As with much of his life his precise date of birth was lost in the mists of time. And hair.
I had the pleasure of meeting and tasting with Didier and he certainly exuded passion and life for the subject, and did, by common consent, revitalise the wines of Pouilly-Fumé not just with his own efforts (as anyone who has tasted the staggering "Pur Sang" will attest) but also by promoting the wines of the region and successfully encouraging his friends and neighbours to try harder. He made Sauvignon Blanc taste profound. No mean achievement.
I really hope (and am quite sure) that his son Benjamin will take over and carry on in his father's spirit.
I think I will for always now associate the Great Gig in the Sky with the flavour of intensely chalky Pouilly Fumé and a sense of sadness.
DD - RIP