Maison Verget - Pouilly-Fuissé Vignes Dessus 2013
Burgundy
White
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17/20
RVF
"A very successful vintage".
"In Pouilly-Fuissé, Les Combes plays on a rounded, honeyed register, while the Vignes Dessus cuvée, with its straighter profile, also goes further in its length." (Le Guide RVF) An exemplary cuvée in a 2013 vintage with particularly low yields. A wine of great density and intensity.
Features
Estate
Maison Verget
Cuvée
Vignes Dessus
Vintage
2013
Designation
Pouilly-Fuissé
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
This parcel is located in the village of Vergisson. The soil is clay-limestone with a high proportion of clay on the surface. The vines are around 50 years old. Yields on this plot are particularly low this year, enabling us to produce a wine of great density.
Viticulture
Wine made from purchased juice or grapes
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
The 1st juices obtained were vinified in barrels with 20% new barrels.
Breeding
In barrels (25% new) for 8 months on fine lees with regular stirring
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Gold
Nose
Slightly woody, quickly dominated by exotic fruit aromas
Mouth
Very dense, with good amplitude and, above all, a very fresh finish. A great success for the vintage.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2024
Food and wine pairing
Accompanies scallop aumônières, asparagus or lobster Bavarois, bouchées à la Reine, etc.
Verget House
Pouilly-Fuissé
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
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated (2016 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 wine:
In Pouilly-Fuissé, Les Combes plays on a rounded, honeyed register, while the cuvée Vignes Dessus, with its straighter profile, is also more long-lasting.
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.
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