Domaine Alain Cailbourdin was created in 1980 by Alain Cailbourdin and today it is comprised of 20 hectares (approximately 40 acres) of vines planted in some of the best Pouilly-Fumé slopes. About half of the vines are "vieilles vignes" or old vines; the other half are vines planted since 1980.
Grapes grown on the different slopes are vinified separately, thus permitting the production of four different cuvees, each representing a distinctive terroir and aromatic expression. Alain has now built a new cuverie and chai which enables him to work totally by gravity and with a lot more room. The 2012 was the first vintage in his new cuverie and already the results are very impressive.
This top Robert Parker Domaine, is rightly a very serious source of Pouilly Fumé.