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Domaine de la Soufrandière - Au Vignerais 2017

Burgundy

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Bettane & Desseauve

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93+/100

Robert Parker

"The 2017 Pouilly-Fuissé Au Vignerais is superb, bursting in the glass with notes of lemon, candied citrus, white flowers, fresh pastry and anise. On the palate, the wine is dense, muscular and powerful, with a dense, layered core and a bright spine of acidity and chalky extract. From a south-facing climate beneath the Solutré rock, this is a fine new cuvée from the Bret Brothers estate." (Wine Advocate 2019 - William Kelley) The precision and complexity of this wine can make it surpass some 1er crus!

Features

Estate

Domaine de la Soufrandière

Cuvée

Au Vignerais

Vintage

2017

Designation

Pouilly-Fuissé

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

Ariglo-calcareous soils, rich in iron oxides

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional

Breeding

11 months in 7- to 18-year-old barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Green gold dress

Nose

Citrus and exotic fruits

Mouth

Ample and generous

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Pair with scallop risotto, frog pie, veal chop...

Domain de la Soufrandière

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Pouilly-Fuissé

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 17/20 (Reference wine)

Domain rated (2022 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the wine:

Sunny, expressive, exotic, with hints of pineapple and mango. Fluid, fresh, charming, but with great presence throughout.

About the domain :

The Bret brothers, never short of ideas or inventiveness, have become a benchmark in the Mâconnais thanks to their acute mastery of biodynamic viticulture. Most of the work in the vineyard is done by hand, apart from ploughing and spraying (with tractor or horse), and their vines have become a playground for INRA researchers. La Soufrandière is the family's 11-hectare estate, now certified Demeter. Bret Brothers is the trading activity, buying in grapes and producing 15 micro-cuvées (ten of which are certified organic). The wines are always remarkably energetic, pure and easily digestible. One of the region's model addresses, with complete confidence.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2019 guide) 93+/100 (Wonderful wine)

Domain rated (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The 2017 Pouilly-Fuissé Au Vignerais is superb, bursting in the glass with notes of lemon, candied citrus, white flowers, fresh pastry and anise. On the palate, the wine is dense, muscular and powerful, with a dense, layered core and a bright spine of acidity and chalky extract. From a south-facing climate beneath the Solutré rock, this is a fine new cuvée from the Bret Brothers estate.

About the domain :

Domain La Soufrandière is the family estate of dynamic brothers Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume Bret (for reviews of their négociant project, see Bret Brothers), where they produce beautifully satiny, pure, flavorful and expressive wines. Organically farmed and hand-harvested, the grapes are whole-cluster pressed before barrel fermentation, with the wines frequently finishing their maturation on lees in stainless steel tanks to preserve tension.

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

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

Domaine rated (2023 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

Acquired by Jules Bret in 1947, the La Soufrandière estate in Vinzelles was started by the Bret brothers, Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume, with the 2000 vintage. From then on, biodynamic viticulture was the obvious choice. Certified Demeter in 2006, they continue to experiment both in the vineyard and in the cellar, sublimating their terroirs with infinite care. Cuvées with little or no sulfur are marked Zen on the label. In addition to this estate, Bret Brothers, a high-fashion wine merchant, was created in 2001, and is also featured in our guide.

Burghound

Burghound

Domain Rated Recommended

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Note and review by M. NICOLAS J. Published on 14/07/2020

What power, opulence and mastery of balance in terms of ageing.tres bon vigneron. A must-discover.

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Note and review by M. NICOLAS T. Published on 25/02/2020

Certainly worth keeping for a while.

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