Pouilly Fuissé 1er Cru "Les Crays" 2022

This wine is characterised by the typical character that Pouilly Fuissé owes its popularity to. Fat, rich, complex and a nice touch of vanilla. A lot of refinement in this wine with a nice long aftertaste.

Appellation

Grape variety chardonnay

Style Rich & Round

Format 750 ml

Available

€34.50

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Domaine Manciat-Poncet	France	Bourgogne - Macônnais

About the winemaker Marie-Pierre Manciat is currently in charge at the estate that was founded by her parents. Her father's family owned the vineyards in appellation Macon and her mother's family owned the vineyards in appellation Pouilly Fuissé. Today the estate owns about 12 hectares of vineyards and Marie-Pierre's philosophy is that the wines are made in the vineyard. Thus, a lot of attention is paid to the vineyards and the vines.

Vineyard management Traditional

Details

Vineyard	The Les Crays vineyard is found back in the village of Vergisson near that beautiful rock formation. Les Crays has a soil with a lot of calcareous clay and the vines are over 5o years old. There are 8000 vines per hectare, so there is a good planting density. Through a green harvest, if necessary, the yield is kept at about 45 hl/ha. Efforts are made to harvest at a potential alcohol content no higher than 13%.
Vinification	After harvest the grapes are pressed immediately and the débourbage takes about 24 hours. No yeasts are added for the alcoholic fermentation. This fermentation takes place for 60% in oak barrels. Weekly batonnage is used to obtain structure and complexity in the wine. If it is necessary to filter before bottling, this is done with bentonite.
Vintage	2022
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	up to 5 years after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13%
Closure	Natural cork