Chateau Fuisse Pouilly Fuissé Tête de Cru 2019
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Category | White Wine |
Varietal | |
Region | France, Burgundy, Maconnais |
Brand | Chateau Fuisse |
Alcohol/vol | 14% |
An excellent example of the true potential of the wines of Pouilly-Fuissé and a great introduction to the wines of Château Fuissé. The wine is rich and robust in the mouth, but retains it's lean acidity and freshness throughout.
The Château Fuissé dates back to 1604 and has been in the Vincent family for five generations. Each generation has added land, increased quality and enhanced the worldwide recognition of the château. Today under direction of Antoine Vincent, Château Fuissé has reached the pinnacle of quality in the region with its wines rivaling the more famous appellations of Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet and Meursault to the north.
The château owns more than 80 acres, each planted with Chardonnay covering four appellations in Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint Véran, Macon-Villages and Macon-Fuissé. The most famous vineyards of Les Brulés, Les Combettes and Le Clos surround the château and are bottled as specific cuvées to showcase their unique terroir.
Château Fuissé also produces quality-driven wines sourced mainly from family-owned properties in the Maçon and Beaujolais under the Vincent Signature label. Each of these wines is produced with the same care and expertise as the domaine bottlings.
Decanter
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Brimming with ripe yellow plums and nectarines with candied lemon/lime citrus and honeysuckle; delightfully pure and harmonious with a warming creamy oak consistency and a lovely deft finish. Long and luxurious
Wine Spectator
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This is rich, yet open and fluid, boasting peach, vanilla, toasted brioche and lemon flavors. Pulls together nicely on the finish, courtesy of its crisp acidity, with fine length. Sneaks up on you. Drink now through 2025. 900 cases imported.
Burghound
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There is just enough wood present to warrant mentioning framing the ripe aromas of mostly white orchard fruit and acacia blossom. The wood is also present on the palate of the delicious and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors that possess very good verve on the notably saline, clean and dry finish. This solidly powerful effort is a bit woody today but promising.