Domaine de Pouilly, located in Solutré-Pouilly at the heart of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation in southern Burgundy, encompasses approximately 20 hectares over many plots. Managed by brothers Vincent and Pierre-Antoine Besson, the Domaine’s history spans a legacy of five generations of winemaking, starting with their Grandfather Pétrus in 1933. Vincent did his first solo vintage in 1999 before being joined by his brother, marking a new chapter in the Domaine’s history.
Many of the vineyards are at least 50 years old, including some of the very oldest in Pouilly, but also covering the neighbouring appellations of Macon, Saint Veran, and Beaujolais. Most are a terroir of clay-limestone, and the brothers are exponents of sustainability and minimum intervention.
Their impressive ancestral cellars are exactly how you imagine a Burgundy cellar to be, with refinement taking part in a variety of different oak barrels and vats, depending on the vintage, appellation and terroir. Vincent and Pierre-Antoine personally oversee every aspect of production, from vine care to marketing, ensuring their wines reflect their artisanal craftsmanship and deep-rooted expertise. The wines are consistently rich, complex, and opulent, underpinned by a freshness and drinkability that reflect the unique terroir, microclimate, and vinification methods of each vineyard.
Given their quality, the wines consistently over-deliver considering their price, especially when compared to their cousins a bit further north on the Côte d’Or.
Grapes: Chardonnay 100%
Sight: Gold colour with green tinge.
Nose: Starts to get a nice complexity, honey and a slight citrus note.
Palate: Round and delicate, mineral and almond aromas with a slight citrus finish, which gives freshness and finesse to the wine. Very good length, ready to drink now.
General Information: The grapes are pressed in a pneumatic press, then we let juice for 12 hours at an 18 ° C temperature to facilitate the natural sedimentation. The alcoholic fermentation is essentially made in stainless tanks and a part in oak barrels. The malolactic fermentation is naturally realised, to 100 %. The wine is aged in oak casks for 9 month.
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