Domaine Ferret Pouilly-Fuisse Clos des Prouges 2017
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Clay soils and old vines have produced a wine that is among the richest and densest of Domaine Ferret's 2017 line up. It's ripe but not heavy in the least, toasty and assertive, showing brioche and honeyed flavours built around a spine of tangy acidity.
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The 2017 Pouilly-Fuissé Tête de Cru Clos des Prouges unwinds in the glass with a delicate bouquet of crisp orchard fruits, honeycomb, almond paste and fresh pastry. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and mineral, with a firm, structured core that's built around a bright girdle of acidity and chalky structuring extract. This is very promising, but it will reward a little bottle age.
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Floral, lemon verbena, white peach and vanilla aromas and flavors highlight this sleek white. Well-structured and balanced, with a latent mineral element lurking in the background. Drink now through 2024. 120 cases imported.
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This grows on a five-acre parcel in Fuissé, the planting dates dividing it into thirds: 2006, 1986 and 1956. The fermentation and aging is also divided by thirds: in new, one- and two-year-old oak barrels where it rests for nine months before blending and resting another five months in stainless steel. It has melded into a tense and formidable wine, rocky and perfumed, with a red cast to the fruit, like a Rainier cherry or the transparent ghosting of a pomegranate seed. Then it’s salty in the end, youthfully tight, suited to several years of development in bottle.
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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!