Domaines Leflaive, Mâconnais
Domaines Leflaive, Pouilly-Fuissé La Chaneau
Pouilly-Fuissé; La Chaneau is from a 1 parcel 0.276 hectares (0.68 acres). Planted in 1980 and 1995.
Vintage Factsheets
Clay-limestone terroir with little depth before reaching the bedrock. Gentle to very steep slopes. Surface area: 3.43 ha located in the heart of the Verzé valley, “Les Chênes” comprises two south-west-facing parcels.
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Mâconnais
- Sub-Appellation
- Pouilly-Fuissé AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- After 10 months’ ageing on lees in fermentation containers, the wine is racked into stainless steel tanks and aged on fine lees for 6 months.
- Alcohol
- 13.4%
Nicely framed with toasty oak and pastry accents, this rich white exhibits peach, apple tart and grapefruit flavors. An underlying mineral element emerges as this plays out on the finish.
Wine Spectator
92 Points
2022
“Though creamy in texture, this white is also lithe and well-delineated, courtesy of its lively acidity. Peach, apple and floral flavors abound, while flashes of butterscotch and pastry accents linger.”
— Bruce Sanderson, 2024
