Maison Verget - Pouilly-Fuissé les Combes Vieilles Vignes 2015

Name: Maison Verget - Pouilly-Fuissé les Combes Vieilles Vignes 2015
Brand: Maison Verget
Rating: 4.1 (10 reviews)

Pouilly-Fuissé|White wine

Burgundy

White

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4.1/5 (10 customers)

90/100

Robert Parker

16,5/20

RVF

"The Pouilly-Fuissé Les Combes Vieilles Vignes 2015 comes from vines facing North and South, and 25% spend 7 months in new barrels. It has a seductive bouquet with notes of roasted nuts complementing the citrus, as well as light sea spray that brings personality to this wine. The palate is very well balanced, with a peachy attack, crisp acidity and plenty of spice towards the finish. [...] This is a very fine Pouilly-Fuissé. " (Wine Advocate 2016 - Robert Parker)

Features

Estate

Maison Verget

Cuvée

Les Combes Vieilles Vignes

Vintage

2015

Designation

Pouilly-Fuissé

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

plots located in the hamlet of Pouilly. One part faces north and the other south.

Viticulture

traditional and meticulous

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

first juices fermented in barrels (20% new)

Breeding

10 months with stirring

Alcohol content

14 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

luminous golden-yellow colour with green highlights

Nose

aromas of toast and very ripe fruit (pear)

Mouth

rich, suave and powerful. Good acidity for a fresh, well-balanced finish.

Serve

decant at 12-14°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with turbot in mousseline sauce, seafood, sole meunière...

Verget House

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the domain :

The Verget trading house is part of the Guffens-Heynen "trilogy", where Jean-Marie Guffens, supported by his loyal second-in-command Julien Desplans, applies the recipes tried and tested on his elite domaine since the 1980s, which serve as a worldwide benchmark for Chardonnay. The spearhead here remains the Mâconnais, but purchases from the Chablis region are regular and, depending on the vintage, there are some fine cuvées from the Côte de Beaune. Booking en primeur will be all the more judicious as it may provide an opportunity to buy "terroir-less" wines by the capsule, proving that it's not always terroir that counts when it comes to quality. Last but not least, this is the address where you can buy Guffens aux Tourettes and Verget du Sud, at unbeatable price-pleasure ratios, reviewed in the Rhône Valley section of this guide. An exemplary address.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2016 guide) 90/100 (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

Pouilly-Fuissé Les Combes Vieilles Vignes 2015 comes from vines facing North and South, and 25% spend 7 months in new barrels. It has a seductive bouquet with notes of roasted nuts complementing the citrus, as well as light sea spray that brings personality to this wine. The palate is very well balanced, with a peachy attack, crisp acidity and plenty of spice towards the finish. We would have liked more persistence, but nevertheless this is a very fine Pouilly-Fuissé.

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

Rated (2018 guide) 16.5/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the wine:

Les Combes has a more enveloping, yet complex Chardonnay texture. The warmth of the finish will help it evolve over time.

About the domain :

Jean-Marie Guffens has put all his talent and exacting standards into this haute-couture negociant founded in 1990. Julien Desplans, a brilliant oenologist trained at Romanée-Conti, has been the master on board at Verget since 2012. Crowned negociant of the year by the RVF jury in 2020, he is unanimously acclaimed for his unrivalled vinifications, highly specialized sourcing choices and precise pressing and ageing. Let's salute these 2019s of great mastery.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.1/5

out of 10 reviews