Domaine du Roc des BoutiresPouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru Aux Bouthières

Domaine du Roc des Boutires

Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru Aux Bouthières

Just outside the hamlet of Pouilly, Aux Bouthières PouillyFuissé Premier Cru marks the end of a long, premier crugraced slope that starts just outside Fuissé. The vineyard itself lies just north of the eponymous hamlet of Pouilly, and sits at the very northern end of an east-facing slope that runs for roughly two kilometers (1.2 miles) from Fuissé in the south and boasts a number of premier cru vineyards along its length. Aux Bouthières was one of 22 sites promoted to Premier Cru status in 2020.

Vintage Factsheets

2022 2021

Exclusively coming from the terroir ‘Aux Bouthières’ with clay soils interlaced with shale. The Domaine works with a 0.65 hectare plot of ‘vieilles vignes’ Chardonnay, located at the southern end of Bourgogne, are planted between 250 and 500 meters in altitude, higher than the others AOC from Bourgogne. Thus, they provide both maturity and freshness to the wines.

Region: Bourgogne

Appellation: Mâconnais

Sub-Appellation: Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru AOP

Varietal Composition: Chardonnay

Aging: The grapes are pressed as soon as the harvest arrives at the cellar in Moulin à Vent; the press is filled by gravity. Whole bunch pressing and settling at low temperature (8°C). Slow fermentation at low temperature for about 1 month followed by malolactic fermentation over 6 months. The wine is aged for 12 months in 50% oak barrels and 50% in stainless steel.

Alcohol: 13%

The brilliant color has lovely golden, sparkling highlights. A unique concentration is immediately apparent in the glass. The bouquet is highly complex, with aromas of orange peel, citrus, jasmine and a touch of saline on the finish, reminiscent of the nobility of the cru. The palate is round and unctuous, underpinned by salivating acidity. This is a racy, multi-dimensional wine that expresses the grandeur of this emblematic locality.