La Soufrandière - Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Quarts 2014

Name: La Soufrandière - Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Quarts 2014
Brand: Domaine de la Soufrandière
Rating: 4.3 (6 reviews)

Pouilly-Vinzelles|White wine

Burgundy

White

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4.3/5 (6 customers)

17/20

Gault & Millau

17/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(2013 Vintage ratings)

A favorite of the domaine in 2014, the "Les Quarts" climat expresses itself in a lemony, mineral Chardonnay of remarkable complexity and length. The combination of old vines and exceptional terroir make this a cuvée for laying down. A great Pouilly-Vinzelles!

Features

Estate

Domaine de la Soufrandière

Cuvée

Les Quarts

Vintage

2014

Designation

Pouilly-Vinzelles

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

clay-limestone soils very rich in iron oxide, on Bajocian soils, on the highest and stoniest part of the "Les Quarts" climate.

Viticulture

certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Whole bunch pressing. Vinification in 228-litre barrels

Breeding

11 months in 228-litre barrels (from 3 to 13 wines), then 6 months in stainless steel tanks on lees

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

beautiful golden color

Nose

lemony and mineral

Mouth

balanced, complex and rich

Serve

at 10-12°C

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

goes very well with rabbit with mustard, andouillette with white wine, Bresse poultry with cream...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2016 guide) 17/20 (Vintage 2013) (Reference wine)

Domain rated (2022 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

The Bret brothers, never short of ideas or inventiveness, have become a benchmark in the Mâconnais thanks to their acute mastery of biodynamic viticulture. Most of the work in the vineyard is done by hand, apart from ploughing and spraying (with tractor or horse), and their vines have become a playground for INRA researchers. La Soufrandière is the family's 11-hectare estate, now certified Demeter. Bret Brothers is the trading activity, buying in grapes and producing 15 micro-cuvées (ten of which are certified organic). The wines are always remarkably energetic, pure and easily digestible. One of the region's model addresses, with complete confidence.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Rated wine (2016 guide) 17/20 (Vintage 2013) (Remarkable)

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

About the domain :

Domain La Soufrandière is the family estate of dynamic brothers Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume Bret (for reviews of their négociant project, see Bret Brothers), where they produce beautifully satiny, pure, flavorful and expressive wines. Organically farmed and hand-harvested, the grapes are whole-cluster pressed before barrel fermentation, with the wines frequently finishing their maturation on lees in stainless steel tanks to preserve tension.

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

Domaine rated (2023 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 :

Acquired by Jules Bret in 1947, the La Soufrandière estate in Vinzelles was started by the Bret brothers, Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume, with the 2000 vintage. From then on, biodynamic viticulture was the obvious choice. Certified Demeter in 2006, they continue to experiment both in the vineyard and in the cellar, sublimating their terroirs with infinite care. Cuvées with little or no sulfur are marked Zen on the label. In addition to this estate, Bret Brothers, a high-fashion wine merchant, was created in 2001, and is also featured in our guide.

Burghound

Domain Rated Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.3/5

on 6 reviews