Château Fuissé : Pouilly-Fuissé 1er cru "Le Clos" Monopole 2024

Characteristics and tasting notes of the Pouilly-Fuissé 1er cru "Le Clos" Monopole 2024 from Château Fuissé

Tasting notes

Appearance
This white wine displays a bright pale yellow robe, adorned with subtle golden-green highlights.

Nose
Remarkably clear, the aromatic bouquet reveals citrus notes such as grapefruit, blood orange and lemon zest, blended with aromas of gooseberry and cooked peach. The whole is complemented by delicate touches of warm spices, nougat, wax and hazelnut.

Palate
Linear and taut, the palate stands out for its vibrant acidity and great precision. Intense and harmonious, it offers a material dense enough to integrate its ageing, stretching towards a pure finish with remarkable persistence.

Food and wine pairing

This wine pairs ideally with refined seafood such as pan-seared scallops or roasted lobster served with citrus butter. It also matches beautifully with Bresse poultry or white meats served with mushrooms.

Serving and cellaring

For optimal tasting, it is advisable to serve this Pouilly-Fuissé 1er cru "Le Clos" Monopole 2024 at a temperature between 12 and 13°C, taking care to open it about one hour before serving. This vintage can be enjoyed now but has the structure required to evolve in the cellar until approximately 2034.

The tension and richness of a Premier Cru monopole from Pouilly-Fuissé

The estate

Located in the heart of southern Burgundy, Château Fuissé is a historic reference of the Mâconnais. While the cellars date back to the 15th century, the family estate was truly founded in 1862 by Claude Bulland. Today, the property is run by the fifth generation, embodied by Antoine Vincent, an agricultural engineer and oenologist. With a vineyard of around 40 hectares, the estate stands out for an approach combining tradition and technical precision. Strongly focused on international markets, Château Fuissé is renowned for its single-plot cuvées, which express the full complexity of the local terroirs.

The vineyard

Enclosed by walls and located as a direct extension of the château, "Le Clos" is a vineyard of 2.68 to 2.7 hectares. It has been the sole monopole classified as Premier Cru within the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation since 2020. East-facing, the vines are between 40 and 90 years old and planted at a high density of 9,000 vines per hectare. This unique terroir is divided into three geological strata: clay at the bottom of the slope, marl at mid-slope and hard limestone at the top. The estate practices sustainable viticulture there.

The vintage

The 2024 year proved particularly favourable in the Mâconnais, sparing the region from the drops in volume observed in other areas of Burgundy. The climatic conditions produced berries combining generous fruit ripeness with remarkable tension, making this year a major success for the appellation.

Vinification and ageing

The harvest is carried out by hand. After gentle pneumatic pressing and cold settling, fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts. For this Pouilly-Fuissé 1er cru "Le Clos" Monopole 2024, ageing is carried out in oak barrels, 95% of which are new lightly toasted wood, together with bâtonnage and malolactic fermentation. Each sub-plot is vinified separately before the final blending. The wine then rests in stainless steel tanks on fine lees before bottling.

Grape variety

100% chardonnay.