VARIETAL100% Chardonnay.
TASTING NOTESColour: pale gold with light green highlights.
Nose: rich bouquet with floral notes, yellow fruit, brioche and toasted hazelnuts, as well as a touch of honey and delicately smoky vanilla.
Palate: round and full-bodied, carried by a beautiful freshness, marked minerality and subtle woody notes offering length, texture and persistence.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGIt goes wonderfully well with shellfish, scallops, snails, sushi, sole amandine, poultry and creamy pasta dishes, as well as mild cheeses.
SERVING SUGGESTIONSIdeally served at a temperature of between 13 and 14°C.
AGEING POTENTIALDrink now to enjoy its vibrant youth or cellar for 4 to 6 years to allow its aromas to develop in finesse.
ORIGINThe Pouilly-Fuissé appellation, in southern Burgundy, covers 800 hectares, including 194 hectares of Premiers Crus since 2020. Production is concentrated around Chaintré, Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly and Vergisson, dominated by the famous Solutré and Vergisson rocks, limestone spurs rising to 495 metres.
The Premier Cru ‘La Maréchaude’ is situated on the clay and limestone slopes of the Roche de Vergisson, at an altitude of 350 metres, with a south/south-west exposure. The very stony, deep soils are made up of grey-blue marl from the ancient Jurassic period. This terroir, with its wide temperature range, allows the Chardonnay grape variety to express itself to the full.
VINIFICATION AND MATURINGThe grapes are gently pressed to obtain high-quality juice, then settled for 12 to 24 hours in temperature-controlled vats. After racking, the must ferments in stainless steel vats at 16-18°C with selected yeasts. Two-thirds of the way through fermentation, the wine is transferred to oak barrels, 40% of which are new (French and American), to bring roundness, smoky and spicy notes. The wine is aged in wood for 14 months on fine lees to bring length and structure as well as subtle woody notes.
