
Domaines Leflaive, Mâconnais
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
From a different single-vineyard plot fractionally larger at 0.27 hectares, this cru is much more steeply-sloped and the calcareous clay soil is rich in iron. The precision and intensity of this terroir is readily apparent in its high-toned tension. The higher portion of red clay and iron gives to this wine a depth and intensity that would challenge some Côte de Beaune. Usually fares better in hot vintage thanks to its water reserve brought by its clay soil.
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Mâconnais
- Sub-Appellation
- Pouilly-Fuissé AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- 10 months on fine lees in fermentation containers, followed by 6 months in stainless steel tanks.
- 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
2023
"Apricot, peach, lemon, mineral and spice aromas and flavors are buoyed by vibrant acidity in this well-delineated white. Turns more elegant on the finish, where the oak spice accents persist. Drink now through 2033. 110 cases imported."
— Bruce Sanderson, 2025




