Wine information
The Les Quarts vineyard is undoubtedly one of the best terroirs in the Pouilly-Vinzelles appellation. The fantastically situated vineyard faces southeast and has 48 to 80-year-old Chardonnay vines on siliceous and above all ferruginous clay and limestone soil from the Bajocium. The wines produced there are long-lived, well-balanced. Hand-harvested from 24 to 25 August 2020, whole bunch pressing and spontaneous fermentation, followed by ageing for 17 months, initially in pièces for eleven months and then in barrels with 100 % malolactic fermentation. The added sulphur is 40 mg/l.
Color
light golden yellow
Nose
The Les Quarts is a southern Burgundy, but impressively bright and crisp in 2020. Its aromas are reminiscent of white flowers, pencil shavings with graphite and wood, some oregano and verbena, blanched almonds and yellow as well as green citrus fruits. It is lively, fresh, clear and precise and, after two somewhat fuller but always well-balanced vintages, follows on from 2017.
Palate
On the palate, the wine is typically powerful and firm with a light tannin and a particularly punchy intense acidity this year that provides tension. It is amazing that 100 % of the wine has undergone malolactic fermentation. The Bret brothers harvest to the point, so that the citrusy, tartness and silkiness of the yeast ageing, the tannin and a certain meatiness combine to form a very successful whole.
Food recommendations by Christoph Raffelt
- Ceviche of monkfish cheeks with leche de tigre, yuzu and celery
- Fennel risotto with smoked eel
- Salad with grapefruits, burrata, lemon ginger oil and coriander seeds
| Allergens | Contains sulfur |
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| Winemaker | La Soufrandière |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
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| Drinking temperature | 11° |
| Manufacturer | Bret Brothers/La Soufrandière, 125 rue Aux Bourgeois, 71680 Vinzelles / France, Organic certificate: FR-BIO-01 |
