Château Fuissé - Pouilly-Fuissé Tête de Cuvée 2022
Burgundy
White
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93/100
Tim Atkin
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92/100
Bettane & Desseauve
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91/100
RVF
"The estate's signature cuvee, where the noble toastiness of ageing meets a generosity of fruity aromas".
A whirlwind of aromas and flavors, enveloped by fine, elegant oak. Made from great terroirs, this is a generous wine with everything to please!
Features
Estate
Château Fuissé
Cuvée
Tête de Cuvée
Vintage
2022
Designation
Pouilly-Fuissé
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
Southeast slope of Mont de Pouilly, near Fuissé, on clay soils
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Bourguignonne on lees with indigenous yeasts
Breeding
60% in oak barrels and 40% in vats
Alcohol content
13.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale yellow with green highlights, brilliant and limpid.
Nose
Ample, mineral with a good woody base, beautiful notes of ripe fruit, almonds and burnt sugar, floral, fruity and exotic at the same time with a beautiful freshness.
Mouth
Fresh, fruity attack, round and full-bodied with good volume, lovely aromatic complexity of almonds, toast, discreet woodiness, brioche with a delicately smoky finish.
Serve
AT 12-13°C
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with shellfish and noble fish (sole, turbot), Bresse poultry with morel cream sauce, white meats, foie gras...
Château Fuissé
Pouilly-Fuissé
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 92/100 (Vintage 2021)
3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Antoine and Bénédicte Vincent, brother and sister, manage this historic 40-hectare estate, spread over the Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran, Mâcon and Juliénas appellations. The soils are tilled, the viticulture is integrated and the wines are aged in barrels from a single cooperage to maintain a constant, rigorous approach. Cuvées are marketed under a château range and a négociant range. The Clos and Brûlées cuvées will be classified as Premier Cru as of the 2020 vintage.
Decanter
Area rated Recommended
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Today, this emblematic Fuissé estate cultivates 40 hectares of Chardonnay on the appellation's finest terroirs. The Vincent family has owned the estate since 1862, and Antoine, an agricultural engineer and oenologist, since 2003. Wines of international renown emerge from the 15th-century cellars: 80% are exported.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated wine (guide 2024) 91/100 (Vintage 2021)
Domaine noté (guide 2023) 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 historic estate has belonged to the Vincent family since 1862. The château boasts many old vines. Since 2003, Antoine Vincent has vinified all the major Mâconnais appellations here, including two Premier Crus in Fuissé, as well as a small 3-hectare vineyard in Juliénas. In 2020, we salute the mastery of woody ageing and the more homogeneous management adapted to this great vintage.
Burghound
Recommended area
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
Tim Atkin
Rated (guide 2022) 93/100 (Vintage 2021)
Graded area (2021 guide) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
5/5
out of 1 review
Note and review by M. WILLIAM A. Published on 11/07/2024
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