Winemaker Notes
This parcel is situated at 350m altitude on white limestone soil. The wine is matured in barrels with 20% new wood each year, during 12 months. After racking it is matured 2 months in tanks. These 40 year old vines provide a superb minerality. The wine proves to be rich and fruity thanks to its powerful and long finish.
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Vinous
The 2022 Pouilly-Fuissé Sur La Roche 1er Cru comes from white limestone soils on the mid-slope of the Roc de Vergisson is raised entirely in barrel with 20% new oak like all the Premier Crus this year. It has a very nuanced bouquet with crushed stone filtering through the peach skin, pear and light orange pith scents. Very focused. The palate is well balanced with a great precision, the oak neatly assimilated, lightly spiced with touches of pear, dried peach and quince towards the persistent finish. I would cellar this for two to three years before broaching.
Barrel Sample: 92-94
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!