Bret Brothers - Pouilly-Fuissé Les Chevrières 2017
Burgundy
White
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Drink or Keep
15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
On the Grand Terroir de Chaintré, this very old parcel benefits from soil rich in iron oxide, producing millerandé (seedless) grapes. This Pouilly-Fuissé cuvée is generous in ripe fruit, with hints of pear. The palate is harmonious, revealing both power and finesse, enhanced by a beautiful minerality. Great ageing potential !
Features
Estate
Bret Brothers
Cuvée
Les Chevrières
Vintage
2017
Designation
Pouilly-Fuissé
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
Stony but very clayey soil, rich in iron oxide, on an old west-facing plot (60 to 70 years old).
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
In drums
Breeding
In barrels for a total of 17 months
Alcohol content
14,5%
Tasting & pairing
Nose
Bright fruit, with notes of pear and white fruit
Mouth
Tasty, with lovely white fruit and well-integrated woody notes. Lovely minerality. Good ageing potential.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2025
Production
805 bottles
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with shellfish and noble fish (sole, turbot), Bresse poultry with morel cream sauce, white meats, foie gras...
Bret Brothers
Pouilly-Fuissé
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 15.5/20 (Vintage 2016) (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (2021 guide) 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.
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
4/5
out of 3 reviews
Note and review by M. MICHEL F. Published on 01/08/2021
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Note and review by M. PHILIPPE P. Published on 24/03/2021
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Note and review by M. GERARD C. Published on 06/11/2019
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