Domaine Ferret Pouilly-Fuisse Les Perrieres 2019
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This Pouilly-Fuissé opens with creamy honeysuckle on the nose. A generous mouthfeel complements a nice ripeness and intense richness with notes of gingerbread and flowers. The wine is ample, smooth and well balanced, with a vivid, spicy finish. With age, it will gain in richness and fully reveal itself.
Pair with chicken prepared with Thai spices, gratin of scallops with a curried sauce, veal with vanilla and sultanas, and rich, creamy cow's milk cheeses.
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Jasper Morris
Perrières usually provides the highest degrees, but with energy. A little fuller in colour, with interesting aromatic waves including clementines and almond milk. Very complete, fills the mouth, with ripe pears to follow, a little bit of heat, very good weight and all in balance again. A large-scale Pouilly-Fuissé.
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COMMENTARY: Winemaker Audrey Braccini is adamant that her terroir produces superior wines. I watched and listened to her on a recent Zoom tasting as I tasted the 2019 Domaine J.A. Ferret Pouilly-Fuissé Les Perrières. I had already decided that I loved the wine and her words cemented my feelings about it. TASTING NOTES: This wine bites with superb aromas and flavors of ripe apple, citrus, and chalk. Serve it with yellowtail handrolls, and enjoy! (Tasted: February 17, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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This has a lovely definition of crisp, lemony fruit, with hints of spice and a suggestion of butter. The texture is fresh and lively, and the length is surprisingly long. This wine comes from a 1.15ha parcel planted at mid-slope in stony soils, with vines nearly 50 years of age. The grapes are lightly crushed and fermented in cask (20% new), where they stay for approximately 10 months before being racked, then finishing their maturation in cask.
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Domaine Ferret’s estate vineyards are comprised of 18 hectares throughout the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation; 14 of these are located in the amphitheater of hills surrounding the town of Fuissé and 4 are near the Roche de Vergisson, in the north of the appellation. These terroirs and the relatively low yields, allow the production of exceptional cuvées. The vineyards are managed sustainably with an aim toward an even more rigorous respect for environmental concerns.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
The source of some of the most sought-after white wines of the Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé is produced exclusively from the Chardonnay grape and tends to be slightly richer in style than wines from its northern neighbor, the Côte de Beaune—mainly due to warmer weather. Wines from Pouilly-Fuissé have some versatility; they can be enjoyed young and can also often improve with a little time in the cellar. Pouilly-Fuissé wines are considered some of the best values for white Burgundy.
Similar to the Côte de Beaune, the soils of Pouilly-Fuissé are mainly limestone and clay. The appellation includes the communes of Fuissé, Solutré (which includes Pouilly), Vergisson and Chaintré. The richest Chardonnay comes from Fuissé and Solutré-Pouilly, whereas the Chardonnay at higher elevation, from Vergisson, expresses more minerality and finesse. Pairing Pouilly-Fuissé with lobster or King Crab will bring great joy not only to your palate—but also your pocketbook!