Winemaker Notes
This wine offers a shiny, pale-gold color in the glass. There is remarkable finesse and elegance, with aromas of white flowers, acacia honey, honeysuckle and white fruits. The palate is rich, ample and delicious with a hazelnut finish.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Apple blossom, lime curd, white peach and almond cream on the nose. Saline notes, too. It’s medium-bodied with crisp acidity and a smooth, creamy texture. Drink now.
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Wine Spectator
A taut, structurally driven style, offering focused apple and lemon flavors, with a touch of stone underneath. Balanced and fresh, with a resonant finish. Drink now through 2025. 5,000 cases made, 220 cases imported.
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!