Esprit Leflaive
Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru Sur la Roche
Sur la Roche is a premier cru vineyard located in the commune of Vergisson at the northern end of
Pouilly-Fuissé. It boasts a more gentle slope and aspect, sitting at the lower, eastern end of the "back" of the Roche, oriented to the southeast. Sur la Roche was one of 22 vineyards selected to become premiers crus in the revamp of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation in 2020
Vintage Factsheets
Coming from a south-east facing hillside in the commune of Vergisson. Cultivation: Organic, Ecocert 2018
Size: 0.51 ha
Soil: Clay-Limestone
Exposure: South-East
First Year of Production: 1960
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Mâconnais
- Sub-Appellation
- Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- Manual harvesting, pneumatic pressing with lightly crushed grapes. Aged 12 months in oak barrels (including 15% in new barrels) then 6 months in stainless steel vats. Aged for 12 months in oak barrels (15% new oak), then 6 months in stainless steel vats.
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
Powerful wine with beautiful minerality. The nose is floral and saline, and the palate presents a beautiful almond note with a pleasant length.
Wine Spectator
91 Points
2020
"Peach, spiced apple, honey and lemon flavors are the hallmarks of this complex white, which turns fresh and invigorating on the finish. Shows excellent balance and mineral length."
— Bruce Sanderson, 2024
