2013 Pouilly-Fuissé, Climat la Roche, Bret Bros

2013 Pouilly-Fuissé, Climat la Roche, Bret Bros

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2013 Pouilly-Fuissé, Climat la Roche, Bret Bros

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The bouquet displays peaches and a little orange blossom while retaining a magical raciness. Plenty of weight but never heavy, this shows its upper hillside origins. La Roche is undoubtedly a great vineyard site. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Overall a low but not catastrophic 30 hectolitres per hectare for their own vineyards. The Domaine de la Soufrandière wines (the three from Pouilly-Vinzelles) were all picked between 27th and 29th September, clearly a great decision as these are some of the most sublime wines they have made, with a thrilling mineral precision coupled to the natural weight of the vintage.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.

Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.

Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.

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