Region
FranceBurgundyMaconnais
Appellation
Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru
Cuvée
L'Orangerie du Château des Quarts
Vinification
Barrel Aged, Barrel Fermented, Bio-Dynamic farming techniques, Direct pressed whole clusters, Dry Farmed, Estate grown grapes, Hand harvested, Indigenous yeast fermented, Malolactic
Soil Type
Chalky Limestone, Clay
The 2020 vintage marked the arrival of the long-awaited Premier Cru designations in Pouilly-Fuissé. Of course this fine estate was chosen.
Produced from the younger vines of the estate (20-30 years) in perhaps the finest terroir in Chaintré.
This wine shows presents a rounder style with plenty of mineral expression. Both ripe and persistent, the tension packed by this wine loosens just enough to provide a full bodied, classic expression of this grape. Very deft wine-making ties all of the elements together beautifully. Power and elegance with just a bit more approachability in its youth than the flagship wine from this estate.