Domaines Leflaive, Mâconnais
Pouilly-Fuissé En Vigneraie
This has a step up in complexity and longevity from the “normal” Pouilly-Fuissé — shows nicely generous and precocious fruit with a serious backbone, thanks to the poor soil it is grown on.
Pouilly-Fuissé; 1 parcel, 0.234 hectares (0.88 acres). Planted in 1996. Shallow calcareous clay at the foothill of the Roche de Solutre; Precocious vineyard.
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Mâconnais
- Sub-Appellation
- Pouilly-Fuissé AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- 12 months in French oak barrels, followed by 6 months in stainless steel.
- Alcohol
- 13.4%
The peach, yellow plum, and honeysuckle flavors are expressive, while this white remains harmonious and graceful. There’s a light, stony undertow, and the aftertaste is long and vibrant.
Wine Spectator
91 Points
2023
"The peach, yellow plum and honeysuckle flavors are expressive, while this white remains harmonious and graceful. There’s a light, stony undertow, and the aftertaste is long and vibrant. Drink now through 2032. 32 cases imported."
— Bruce Sanderson, 2025
