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POUILLY-FUISSÉ 2016

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Grape variety

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: pale gold with green tints.
Nose: aromas of white flesh fruits as peach and citrus.
Palate: full mouth with fruity flavours (peach). A generous wine offering a beautiful strength and a mineral structure.

Wine and food pairing

It is a very pleasant wine as a aperitif. Will also be a great companion to all fish, snails, oysters, white meats, mixed salads and goat's cheese.

Serving temperature

Serve at a temperature of 12 to 14°C.

Ageing potential

This wine can be opened now or kept in the cellar for the next three years.

Origin

The Pouilly-Fuissé appellation is situated in the south of the Maconnais’ vineyards. It spreads across the villages of Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson, and Chaintré.

As soon as the incline increases, in the south of Mâcon, around the renowned rocks of Vergisson and Solutré, the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé, on clay-limestone soil from the Jurassic era, entirely covers the abrupt hills on little parcels of steep slopes. The harvest is of approximately 40 000 hl for 761 hectares of vines.

On banks of crinoidal limestone, the vineyard lies on the sides and at the base of the rocks on gravelly scree and clay-limestone soils dating back to the Jurassic period. Note also the clay soils on a granitic bedrock in the westernmost part of the appellation.

Steep incline/Eastern, south-eastern exposure/Altitude of 200 m to 350 m.

Vinification and maturing

Vinification and fermentation of 10 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Ageing on the lees for 10 months in vats.

Vintage : 2016

As the saying goes, nothing is a foregone conclusion, and the climate in Burgundy for this vintage comes as a proof of its accuracy.

A rather mild winter made us think we would have an early vintage. But even if we knew we would go through the now traditional climatic hazards, we were far
from the truth! Actually, the whims of the weather were so important that we worried a lot. Indeed, spring played havoc with our nerves with a rollercoaster of
frost, rainfalls and cold, bringing its share of diseases in the vineyards. We had to fight hard against the threat of mildew, botrytis and even oïdium in the end.

Luckily for us, summer was quite sunny and made up for the hard times. Another evidence that patience and perseverance are the keys which solve everything, and that a bad start is in no case an indication of the final result. Finally, this vintage was exhausting with a late harvest but the low yields and a sunny summer helped getting beautiful ripe grapes with a great aromatic potential.

Harvest started with the sun the third week of September. Grapes were ripe and healthy and had good natural degrees.