Pouilly-Fuissé Climat 1er Cru "Au Vignerais" Zen AOC 2023
A biodynamically produced Chardonnay from the southern Mâconnais – creamy, saline and of remarkable tension, impressively reflecting its calcareous terroir in Vinzelles.
59,50 €79,33 € / l
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Bottler: Bret Brothers/La Soufrandière, 125 rue Aux Bourgeois, 71680 Vinzelles / France
In the glass
Colour
Intense golden yellow with a silver rim, radiant and clear.
Nose
Fully ripe pome fruit with yellow-red skin, ripe lemons, saline hints of oyster shells and warm sea breeze, alongside wild fennel fronds and chervil.
Palate
Creamy on entry, then powerful and almost electric: bright, luminous acidity, a saline pull and supportive phenolics carry the long, vibrant palate.
Character
A complex, structurally still firm Burgundy with great energy and depth – a wine that benefits from large glasses and a little time to reveal its full stature.
Pairing
Ideal with pan-fried sole fillet with lemon butter, chicken in mushroom cream sauce or aged Comté.
Notes
From the Premier Cru vineyard site "Au Vignerais" with vines several decades old on clay-limestone soils; farmed biodynamically (Demeter), spontaneously fermented, aged on fine lees in used Burgundian pièces and bottled unfiltered with only minimal sulphur addition.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Intense golden yellow with a silver rim, radiant and clear in the glass.
Nose
Expansive and open-hearted: fully ripe pome fruit with yellow-red skin, accompanied by ripe lemon and a saline vein reminiscent of crushed oyster shells. Wild fennel fronds and chervil lend delicate accents to the top notes. A complex wine that benefits from large glasses.
Palate
Creamy texture on entry, then taut and almost electric across the tongue. The bright, vibrant acidity unfurls the aromatic profile broadly across the palate; structurally still firm in its youth, yet with clear promise of development. Underpinned by saline minerality and supportive phenolics.
Finish
Powerful and long, with lingering salinity and fine grip – a finish that invites you to reach for a second glass.
Terroir & origin
Premier Cru vineyard site “Au Vignerais” in Vinzelles, in the southern Mâconnais. The vines, averaging several decades in age, are rooted in clay-limestone soils with a south-easterly aspect at around 250 metres’ altitude. Domaine La Soufrandière, founded in 1947 by Jules Bret, is now run by brothers Jean-Philippe, Jean-Guillaume and Marc-Antoine, who farm their twelve hectares in Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran biodynamically.
Grape variety & vinification
Pure Chardonnay. Hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed, spontaneous fermentation. Maturation takes place predominantly in used Burgundian pièces on the fine lees, without sulphur during fermentation or ageing; only minimally sulphured at unfiltered bottling.
Food recommendations
An ideal partner for sole in beurre blanc, pan-fried turbot or scallops on a bed of fennel. Also a splendid match with roast chicken with lemon and herbs or aged Comté.
Special features
Premier Cru status from the Mâconnais, produced biodynamically and bearing the Demeter certification on the label – all at a price that is a rarity in Burgundy. A great deal of Burgundy for very little money.
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