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POUILLY-FUISSÉ 2019

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POUILLY-FUISSÉ 2019

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Grape variety

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: light gold with green hues.

Nose: white flesh fruits aromas (peach and citrus).

Palate: an ample wine, with white fruit flavours (peach again). 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 ideally at a temperature of 12 to 14°C (53-57 °F).

Ageing potential

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

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

The grapes are gently pressed to extract the highest quality juice possible. The resulting must is placed in a temperature-controlled vat for settling (12 to 24 hours). This settling operation is crucial in our quest for aromatic purity. The must is then racked and placed in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats (16-18°C) for alcoholic fermentation. Ageing in stainless steel vats on lees (80%) and in oak barrels (20%) for 8 to 10 months.

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