Winemaker Notes
Light yellow colour with light hints of green. Clean and brilliant. Floral and mineral with hints of exotic fruit and ripe apples. The attack is full and fresh with hints of mineral and white flowers. Rich towards the end. Harmony: Fresh, crisp mineral and good roundness.
A lighter cooking marries great with this wine like steamed or fresh fish, scallops or scampi, delicate pasta and truffled dishes, fresh salads and light cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2023 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Combettes was harvested at the end of the picking as usual. This has a cohesive bouquet with orchard fruit, crushed stone and touches of chalk mixed with lemon verbena. The palate is quite tensile on the entry, more reserved in style compared to the Tête-de-Cuvée with a little more body and grip on the finish. Give this a couple of years in bottle.
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!