Domaine Thibert - Pouilly-Fuissé Les Cras 2015

Name: Domaine Thibert - Pouilly-Fuissé Les Cras 2015
Brand: Domaine Thibert
Rating: 4 (6 reviews)

Pouilly-Fuissé|White wine

Burgundy

White

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4/5 (6 customers)

16,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

"Very aromatic, precise with lovely fruit, it has real potential." (Le Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve) A graceful patina and freshness and freshness accompany chalky, almost Chablis-style chalky, almost Chablis-style aromas. The unctuous palate seduces us with perfect perfect balance. A Pouilly-Fuissé of great nobility. Magnificent evolution to come: years in the bottle bring honey and spices. honey and spices. A charming wine par excellence...

Features

Estate

Domaine Thibert

Cuvée

Les Cras

Vintage

2015

Designation

Pouilly-Fuissé

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

This cuvée, which will be partly classified as Premier Cru, is a blend of three neighboring plots: "Vers Cras", "Vivarais", and "Clos Gaillard" on dark brown soils derived from fine, massive, hard, sometimes chalky, white-beige limestone.

Viticulture

Integrated pest management

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Whole bunch pressing, static settling for 18h

Breeding

23 months, including 25% in 100% French oak barrels for approximately 10 months

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Gold

Nose

Opens with the mineral scents of gunflint from its birthplace, the "Les Cras" terroir. A graceful patina and freshness accompany its chalky, almost Chablis-style aromas.

Mouth

Seductively smooth and perfectly balanced, always carried by a subtle minerality. Admirable length and the nobility of its origins make this a great Pouilly-Fuissé. Magnificent evolution: years in the bottle bring honey and spice.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2025

Guard

8 to 10 years

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with sole meunière, saffron risotto, poultry in cream sauce...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 16.5/20 (Reference wine)

Domain rated (2020 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the wine:

Very aromatic, precise with lovely fruit, it has real potential.

About the domain :

This large estate in Fuissé now extends to 30 hectares, comprising a wide range of terroirs, with great potential for future premier crus. Sandrine and her brother Christophe manage the estate, and Christophe meticulously oversees the wines, constantly challenging himself. His decision to offer as many of the wines as possible with a difference in vintage is to be commended. Vinification by parcel is intelligently carried out in magnificent, modern, perfectly adapted facilities. The short-term objective is to convert the entire estate to organic production. This is unquestionably a benchmark domaine in the Mâconnais, where you'll find wines for laying down, always in a very taut, straightforward style.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (guide 2022) Awarded wines (Wines from this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Descended from an 8-generation winegrowing dynasty, Andrée and René Thibert created their own estate in 1967, covering 2.5 ha. Today, their children Sandrine and Christophe are co-managers of a 20 ha vineyard. A (very) safe bet in the Mâconnais.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

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

Domaine rated (2022 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 :

Created in 1967, the estate covers almost 30 hectares in the Pouilly, Mâcon-Fuissé, Mâcon-Prissé, Mâcon-Verzé and Saint-Véran appellations. It is run as a family business by Christophe Thibert and his sister Sandrine, in collaboration with the methodical Fabien Duperray (see Domain Jules Desjourneys, in Beaujolais). The domaine is going from strength to strength. The majority of the range reflects the precision of maturation and mastery of ageing, as well as great ageing potential, as the latest vintages prove. We're close to a second star.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4/5

on 6 reviews