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Domaine de la Soufrandière - Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Longeays 2020

Burgundy

White

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15,5/20

RVF

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91/100

Robert Parker

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90-92/100

Burghound

(2019 Vintage ratings)
chardonnay
ample
white fruit
mushroom puff pastry

"One of Vinzelles' finest terroirs".

As with the vines of Climat "Les Quarts", the "Les Longeays" parcel has an east-southeast exposure in the middle of the hillside, but the clay soils, rich in iron oxides and manganese, are deeper. This characteristic explains the almost systematic advance in ripeness every year. As a result, "Les Longeays" is often more open young than "Les Quarts", but remains a great wine for laying down. This is one of Vinzelles' finest terroirs.

Features

Estate

Domaine de la Soufrandière

Cuvée

Les Longeays

Vintage

2020

Designation

Pouilly-Vinzelles

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils very rich in iron oxide (red), on Bajocian soil. East, southeast exposure, 20% slope

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic, the soil is ploughed and all work on the vines is carried out by hand so as not to compact the soil, which therefore lives without artifice. The term "Terroir" takes on its full meaning.

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Whole-cluster pressing, 100% vinified and aged in 228-litre barrels for 11 months, then a further 6 months in vats for natural clarification.

Breeding

10% in 228-litre barrels for 11 months, then a further 6 months in vats for natural clarification

Alcohol content

13.5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Bright golden color

Nose

Ripe, marked by white fruits

Mouth

Pure, full-feeling, tangy texture

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2028

Guard

Up to 7 years

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with blue-veined head cheese, Japanese-style fried shrimp, walnut and goat cheese quiche, pea soup with mint, chicken sautéed with lemon.

Domain de la Soufrandière

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Pouilly-Vinzelles

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

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.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated 91/100 (Vintage 2019) (Wonderful wine)

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

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

Rated 15.5/20 (Vintage 2019) (Good wine)

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

Burghound

Rated 90-92/100 (Vintage 2019)

Domain Rated Recommended

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