Bret Brothers - Pouilly-Fuissé En Carementrant 2015

Name: Bret Brothers - Pouilly-Fuissé En Carementrant 2015
Brand: Bret Brothers
Rating: 3.8 (9 reviews)

Pouilly-Fuissé|White wine

Burgundy

White

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3.8/5 (9 customers)

92/100

Decanter

"A complex, impressive wine with notes of red apple and stony soil. This cuvée, made from old vines grown at altitude and facing south, reveals a richness of juicy fruit and a taut minerality on the palate." (Decanter Magazine)

Features

Estate

Bret Brothers

Cuvée

En Carementrant

Vintage

2015

Designation

Pouilly-Fuissé

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

very calcareous clay-limestone soil, below the Roche de Vergisson cliff. South-facing

Viticulture

ECOCERT-certified organic since 2006. Biodynamic practices since 2001

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Whole bunch pressing. Vinification in 228-litre barrels

Breeding

11 months in 228-litre barrels, then 6 months in stainless steel tanks on fine lees

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

beautiful golden color

Mouth

Taut and complex. Saline and mineral.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Drink from

2017

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with poached poultry, pike quenelle with Nantua sauce, flambéed prawns...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2021) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

The Bret brothers have become a benchmark in the Mâconnais thanks to their commitment to biodynamic viticulture. Most of the work in the vineyard is done by hand, apart from ploughing and spraying - by tractor or horse - thanks to the entire Bret Team. Today, La Souffrandière is the family's 11-hectare estate. Bret Brothers is the grape-buying business, producing micro-cuvées (8 of which are AB). The wines are always remarkably energetic, and need a little opening up to discover their potential.

Decanter

Rated wine (2017 guide) 92/100

About the wine:

A complex, impressive wine with notes of red apple and stony soil. This cuvée, made from old vines grown at altitude and facing south, reveals a richness of juicy fruit and a taut minerality on the palate.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

This wine merchant was created in 2001 by the Bret brothers, who also own Domaine de la Soufrandière. They offer a wide range of quality wines from the Mâconnais and Beaujolais regions. The grapes are bought on the vine, harvested and vinified by the domaine's own team, using indigenous yeasts, and the vast majority are aged in 11-year-old Burgundy barrels: a wise choice to leave room for terroir and the vintage effect. 60% of the wines are organic in the 2018 vintage presented, and this is clearly specified on the highly detailed labels. In all, some 17 micro-cuvées are marketed each year. The selection below includes only the most well-balanced wines, four of which did not convince during our tasting. This heterogeneity observed in recent years leads us to remove the star.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 9 reviews