POUILLY-FUISSÉ PREMIER CRU « AU VIGNERAIS »
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GRAPES:
100% Chardonnay
TASTING NOTES:
Subtil notes offering aromas of flowers and citrus. Dominated by a chiselled minerality, the palate is full, rich and refined, with delicate notes of butter and white fruits. A saline finish.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING:
To be enjoyed with a risotto, seafood, sushi or poultry.
Recommended serving temperature: 13°C.
WINEMAKING:
From arrival, the grapes are pressed (pneumatic) with no sulfites added. Once pressed, very gentle settling, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation occur naturally.
Aging for 14 months on its fine lees in oak barrels (20% in new oak), and then 6 months in vats.
VINTAGE 2020:
A great vintage. The vintage 2020 was marked by precocity, from bud to harvest. Indeed the good weather sets from March until the harvest. Early flowering with a mild spring, t he summer was hot and dry (with a little lack of rain). Harvest started last week of August with an excellent health of the grapes.
Despite the dryness, the vintage present a great balanced with nice acidity. A promising vintage, with great quality.