Domaine Thibert - Pouilly-Fuissé Les Cras 2017

Bettane & Desseauve

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

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

About the wine:

From vines that produced tiny berries, Pouilly-Fuissé Les Cras 2017 opens in the glass with scents of crisp yellow apple, citrus oil, hazelnut, almond and mint. Medium- to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, it's deep and concentrated, with lively acidity and a long, saline finish.

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

About the wine:

Harvested in Fuissé, Les Cras, with its tight chewiness and mineral tension, offers finesse and straightforwardness, a wine made to keep for five to ten years.

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.