Domaines Leflaive, Mâconnais
Domaines Leflaive, Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru En Vigneraie
Pouilly-Fuissé; En Vigneraie is from a 1 parcel 0.234 hectares (0.88 acres). Planted in 1996.
Vintage Factsheets
Cultivation: Organic - Ecocert 1992; Biodynamic - Biodyvin 1998
Size: 0.234 ha
Vine Age: Planted: 1996
Soil: Shallow calcareous clay
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Mâconnais
- Sub-Appellation
- Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- Hand harvested, sorted and pressed in Mâcon, the wine is decanted overnight and brought back to Puligny for both fermentation and aging at the Domaine. Fermented entirely in French oak barrels, and further aged for 12 months, followed by 6 months in stainless steel.
- Alcohol
- 13.4%
Intense and expressive, this white features apricot, peach, briny mineral and pastry flavors. Balanced and supple, with a firm line of acidity for structure. It all comes together nicely on the lengthy finish.
Wine Spectator
93 Points
2022
“Intense and expressive, this white features apricot, peach, briny mineral and pastry flavors. Balanced and supple, with a firm line of acidity for structure. It all comes together nicely on the lengthy finish.”
— Bruce Sanderson, 2024
