White

Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Les Crays

Eric Forest · Burgundy, France

Chardonnay

Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Les Crays

South-facing, 2.16 hectares. Vines planted 1930-1966. Produces fatty wines with chiseled minerality.

ABV13.5
VinificationThe grapes are pressed very gently and over long periods of time, without crushing, and then fermented in cask on native yeast with much of the lees.
ÉlevageThe wine is matured over two winters before bottling without filtration and with very little sulfur.
Vineyard Soil“Les Crays” is a terroir of limestone scree on blue Pliensbachian marl. This south-facing slope of the Vergisson rock, very bright and protected from the cool north wind, produces fatty wines with chiseled minerality and rich citrus aromas.
Map of Les Crays (Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Les Crays, Vergisson), the vineyard behind Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Les Crays, with neighbouring named plots. Enlarge map
Les Crays (Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Les Crays · Vergisson): the vineyard behind Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Les Crays. The outline is approximate (cadastre named place), not the official climat boundary.Boundaries: IGN Admin Express via Etalab (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Plots: Etalab cadastre lieux-dits, approximate.

Les Crays (Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Les Crays · Vergisson): the vineyard behind Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Les Crays. The outline is approximate (cadastre named place), not the official climat boundary.

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