VARIETAL100% Chardonnay.
TASTING NOTESColour: Medium gold with green tints, brilliant and limpid.
Bouquet: Elegant, fairly discreet, very mineral with floral and vegetal touches enhanced by a hint of honey.
Palate: A fine, straightforward wine, very smooth. Aromas of citrus fruit and pear, followed by hints of hazelnut and toasted almond on the finish.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGA perfect accompaniment to shellfish, quenelles, fish, frogs' legs, white meats in a cream sauce, small fried dishes, poached poultry and sweetbreads.
SERVING SUGGESTIONSServe at a temperature of 12 to 14 °C. (54-57°F.).
AGEING POTENTIALIt will keep for 3 to 8 years in good conditions.
ORIGINThe Pouilly-Fuissé appellation is located in the south of the Mâconnais vineyards. Covering 761 hectares, it includes the villages of Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson and Chaintré.
As soon as the topography steepens, to the south of Mâcon, around the rocks of Vergisson and Solutré, the Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards completely cover the steep slopes of the small, steep cirques. On banks of entrobic limestone, it occupies the slopes and foot of the rocks on stony scree and Jurassic clay-limestone soils. Note the clay soils on a granitic base in the westernmost part of the appellation.
Exposure East, South-East / Altitude 200 m to 350 m.
VINIFICATION AND MATURINGThe grapes are gently pressed to extract the highest quality juice possible. The resulting must is placed in temperature-controlled vats 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.