Maison Verget - Pouilly-Fuissé La Roche 2016

Name: Maison Verget - Pouilly-Fuissé La Roche 2016
Brand: Maison Verget
Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)

Pouilly-Fuissé|White wine

Burgundy

White

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Drink or Keep

4.2/5 (10 customers)

17/20

RVF

93/100

Robert Parker

"The 2016 Pouilly-Fuissé La Roche is the king of Domaine Verget this year, unfolding in the glass with aromas of crisp yellow fruit, green pear, nutmeg and marzipan. On the palate, it's powerful, full-bodied and satiny, with a rich fruit core balanced by tangy notes and finishing on a long, precise finish. It's hard to find a better Mâconnais at this price." (Wine Advocate Robert Parker-2018)

Features

Estate

Maison Verget

Cuvée

La Roche

Vintage

2016

Designation

Pouilly-Fuissé

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

Shallow, limestone-rich soil

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Traditional and long-lasting

Breeding

7 months in barrel

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Fresh and complex with smoky and white flower aromas

Mouth

Full and rich with mineral notes

Serve

12-13°C

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with sweetbreads in cream sauce, monkfish, rabbit in mustard sauce, a cheese platter...

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 terroir is not always the deciding factor 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 (2018 guide) 93/100 (Outstanding wine)

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

About the wine:

The 2016 Pouilly-Fuissé La Roche is the king of Domaine Verget this year, unfolding in the glass with aromas of crisp yellow fruit, green pear, nutmeg and marzipan. On the palate, it's powerful, full-bodied and satiny, with a rich fruit core balanced by tangy notes and finishing on a long, precise finish. It's hard to find a better Mâconnais at this price.

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

Wine rated (2019 guide) 17/20 (Grand vin)

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 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

4.2/5

out of 10 reviews