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POUILLY-FUISSÉ

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POUILLY-FUISSÉ

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2022   2023  

Varietal

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Gold with green tints, brilliant and clear.

Nose: Elegant, fairly reticent, very mineral with flowery, vegetal undertones enlivened with a honey note.

Palate: A fine, pure wine, very smooth. Aromas of citrus fruit in its youth, white fruit such as pear (after 1 to 2 years in bottle), then hints of hazelnut and toasted almond enrich the palate.

Food and wine pairing

The perfect accompaniment for shellfish, quenelles, fish, frogs' legs, white meats in a cream sauce, whitebait, poached poultry, sweetbreads...

Serving suggestions

Serving temperature: 10 to 12°C / 52°F.

Ageing potential

3 to 8 years.

Origins

The Pouilly-Fuissé appellation is situated in the south of the Maconnais’ vineyards. It spreads across the villages of Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson, and Chaintré.

As soon as the incline increases, in the south of Mâcon, around the renowned rocks of Vergisson and Solutré, the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé, on clay-limestone soil from the Jurassic era, entirely covers the abrupt hills on little parcels of steep slopes. The harvest is of approximately 40 000 hl for 761 hectares of vines.

On banks of crinoidal limestone, the vineyard lies on the sides and at the base of the rocks on gravelly scree and clay-limestone soils dating back to the Jurassic period. Note also the clay soils on a granitic bedrock in the westernmost part of the appellation.

Steep incline/Eastern, south-eastern exposure/Altitude of 200 m to 350 m.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes are gently pressed to extract the highest quality juice possible. The resulting must is placed in a temperature-controlled vat for settling (12 to 24 hours). This settling operation is crucial in our quest for aromatic purity. The must is then racked and placed in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats (16-18°C) for alcoholic fermentation. Ageing in stainless steel vats on lees (80%) and in oak barrels (20%) for 8 to 10 months.

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