La Soufrandière - Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Quarts 2015

Name: La Soufrandière - Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Quarts 2015
Brand: Domaine de la Soufrandière
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)

Pouilly-Vinzelles|White wine|Organic

Burgundy

White

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4.4/5 (5 customers)

93/100

Decanter

"Made from vines aged between 45 and 80 years, Les Quarts is a very fine wine this year. It has a bouquet of poached pear and custard, and an intense, complex and powerful palate. There's lovely depth, minerality and intensity. It's a beautiful wine with a low pH despite the heat and ripeness of the vintage." (Decanter Magazine)

Features

Estate

Domaine de la Soufrandière

Cuvée

Les Quarts

Vintage

2015

Designation

Pouilly-Vinzelles

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

clay-limestone soils, very rich in iron oxide (red), on Bajocian soil, on the highest and stoniest part of the Climat "Les Quarts".

Viticulture

ECOCERT-certified organic since 2006. Biodynamic practices since 2001

Harvest

exclusively manual

Winemaking

whole bunch pressing

Breeding

in 228-litre barrels for 11 months

Alcohol content

13,5 %

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

bright gold colour

Nose

very mineral, with lovely lemony notes

Mouth

lively and fresh, with good volume, characterized by complexity and length

Serve

at 12-14°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2017

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with chicken or rabbit à la crême, tartiflette with Reblochon cheese, sole fillets with lemon butter...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

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.

Decanter

Wine rated (2017 guide) 93/100

About the wine:

Made from vines aged between 45 and 80 years, Les Quarts is a very fine wine this year. It has a bouquet of poached pear and custard, and an intense, complex and powerful palate. There's lovely depth, minerality and intensity. It's a very fine wine with a low pH despite the heat and ripeness of the vintage.

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

4.4/5

on 5 reviews