Pouilly Vinzelles 'Les Quarts' Domaine la Soufrandiere 2022

Domaine La Soufrandiere introduces the Pouilly-Vinzelles ‘Les Quarts’, an charming and classy Burgundy Chardonnay at the top of the Mâconnais denominations. We are within the municipality of Vinzelles, a place renowned for its two castles, where since 1947 this family-run Domaine has been offering refined white wines, the result of a artisanal production spirit that draws on the principles of biodynamic agriculture. The AOC Pouilly-Vinzelles, which allows the exclusive use of Chardonnay, is very close to the elegant and mineral archetype of Burgundy whites. The name “Vinzelles” derives from a Gallo-Roman term meaning “small vineyard”, a testament to the long winemaking tradition of this area.

The Pouilly-Vinzelles ‘Les Quarts’ from Domaine La Soufrandiere is a 100% Chardonnay cultivated in a organic and biodynamic regime on soft and airy Jurassic origin soils. The grapes, hand-picked within the climat ‘Les Quarts’, are pressed whole gently and the must obtained is placed in wooden barrels where it undergoes alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation conducted, respectively, by indigenous yeasts and lactic acid bacteria. Maturation takes place partly in wooden barrels and partly in steel tanks for a period of 17 months and the wine is finally bottled without clarifications and filtrations.

The Domaine La Soufrandiere ‘Les Quarts’ Pouilly-Vinzelles expresses an intense golden yellow hue. The olfactory profile, broad and elegant, is painted with intense sensations of ripe fruit, citrus, and flowers, adorned with buttery notes. On the palate, it is rich and deep, with a satisfying roundness well balanced by the fresh-salty verve that anticipates the mineral closure. A Pouilly-Vinzelles that for refinement is able to compete with important Chardonnays from the Côte de Beaune.