Winemaker Notes
The palate is vibrant, with a hint of bitterness and biting acidity. The balance is harmonious and highly nuanced, with notes of peach and honeysuckle.
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2022 Pouilly-Fuissé En Bertilionne 1er Cru may well be the standout offering from the Domaine this year. It's really everything you want wrapped up a bottle of Pouilly-Fuissé. This is more complex than the Aux Chaillous on the nose, exquisite delineation, evoking images of cool Alpine streams and dew dappled Granny Smiths. The palate has tremendous depth and energy, a killer line of acidity, though not quite as sharp as the Aux Cailloux, yet there is greater persistence on the peppery finish. Wonderful.
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Wine Spectator
A lush, creamy white, featuring oyster shell, peach, citronella and buttered pastry aromas and flavors. Harmonious and silky, with fine intensity and a long aftertaste echoing the mineral, fruit and oak elements. Drink now through 2028. 358 cases made.
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!