POUILLY-FUISSÉ 2012
POUILLY-FUISSÉ 2012
Grape variety
Tasting notes
Nose: aromas of citrus (grapefruit) and almond
Palate: fresh and lively wine, citrus and almond taste, with a hint of lime
Wine and food pairing
Serving temperature
Ageing potential
Origin
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 : 2012
In 2012 the weather has been unceasingly changing. The mild, almost Spring-like Winter resulted in very early vine growth and development. April was rainy and cold, then Mai was hot, then June was cold and rainy. Summer was a roller-coaster of change.
In these conditions, flowering was tough and lasted more than two weeks which triggered severe "coulure" (the abortion of the flower into fruit).
The wet and cold Springtime led to out-breaks of mildiou, therefore twice as much work and attention was required to get the very best out of the vineyards.
Harvest began at mid-September. The yields are, once more, rather low, because of the wet Spring and Summer.
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