Chapelle Pouilly-Fuisse Les Grands Climats 2023

Critical Acclaim: 94 pts Vinous. 92 pts John Gilman. 

Tasting Notes: "The 2023 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Grands Climats comes from various plots, 80% in Pouilly and the rest from Solutré, half raised in barrel and half in vat, a little more of the latter this year to preserve freshness. There is fine control and focus on the nose, understated at first but opening with aeration, a little flinty-smoky in style with a subtle reduction. The palate is underpinned with a fine line of acidity, lightly spiced with hints of white pepper and fennel. Lively and animated on the finish, this is a delicious and quite complex Pouilly-Fuissé."- Vinous. 

"The Rollet family’s 2023 Pouilly-Fuissé “Grand Climats” bottling is made from vines that average thirty years of age. The wine is raised in fifty percent new oak, but only for three months, before the wine is racked out of the new casks. The wine’s aromatic constellation this year is beautiful, offering up scents of pear, apple, almond, a touch of passion fruit, chalky soil tones and a very gentle framing of buttery oak. On the palate the wine is vibrant, full-bodied, focused and youthfully complex, with a superb core of fruit, fine soil signature, a lovely spine of acidity and a long, impeccably balanced and bouncy finish. This is excellent Pouilly-Fuissé! (Drink between 2025-2045)."- John Gilman. 

About the Winery: Located in the heart of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation, in the historic hamlet, the estate covers 7.65 ha. The grapes are hand-picked and gently pressed into whole bunches, typically reflecting the terroir. The juices are vinified without sulphites and simply protected during sub-bottling to ensure their storage in the bottles.

Varietal: Chardonnay.