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POUILLY-FUISSE
Appellation Pouilly-Fuissé Controlée
GRAPE VARIETY
Chardonnay
TASTING NOTES
Pouilly-Fuissé is a wine made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes from the communes of Chaintré, Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly and Vergisson. The grapes are hand-picked from plots in Vergisson, selected for their age and the quality of the terroir. After crushing, the juice is fermented: 40% in French oak barrels between 3 and 7 years old and 60% in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The wine remains on the lees until June with periodic batonnage, then it is racked, blended, lightly filtered and bottled at the estate. Brilliant pale gold in colour, the nose reveals notes of oak, intense aromas of citrus, exotic fruit and white flowers. On the palate, it is powerful, supple and silky, with a good body and mineral and floral aromas.
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Gilles and Joëlle Morat founded the Domaine Gilles Morat in Vergisson in 1997. In fact, Gilles' father and grandfather owned the vines but they always had sold their grapes to shopkeepers. After 15 years in the electronics industry, Gilles decided that it was time to return to his hometown and combined his father's vineyards with other plots to create the domaine. The decision to keep a small size estate lies in the desire to continue the craftsmanship of the product . The domaine is certified organic and, only when necessary, minimal quantities of organic fertilizer are applied. The vineyards extend for about 5 hectares and are covered by two denominations: Pouilly Fuissé and Saint-Véran . The painstaking work that begins from cultivation in the vineyards to aging in the cellar results in rich and elegant wines , which reflect the terroirs of Vergisson.
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