Tasted with Françoise Vessigaud in Hurigny, 08 November 2021.
Domaine Pierre Vessigaud
Chemin des Concizes
71960 Solutre – Pouilly
Tel: +33 3 85 35 81 18
www.vins-pierrevessigaud.fr
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Françoise on 2022:
“Yes, this year we worked well and Nature was with us. The 2022 wines will also have AB certification on the labels and Demeter too next year.”
Françoise on 2021:
“2021 was really the depths – really the worst quantity – the first wine we lost 90%. We have been low volumes for a number of years but we really asked ourselves if we could continue if we had a second vintage like this in 22 – fortunately, that wasn’t the case!”
The wines…
Everything is delicious in 2021 – but the Canard is great!
2021 Mâcon-Fuissé Les Tâches
Will be bottled in Spring – 10 hl/ha.
A fine and open nose with plenty of freshness. Lots of sweetness but a complexity of agrumes here too – even a little orange fruit in this flavour profile. Super!
2021 Pouilly-Fuissé
Also bottling in the Spring – in this case with 20 hl/ha as the vines are in Fuissé
Hmm – a more obviously fresh citrus aromatic here – more direct. Broad, bubbling with energy – not quite orange fruit this time but fine clean citrus fresh. Delicious, excellent wine.
This touches the previous parcel of Les Tâches
A little noble reduction to this wine – very attractive. Big, vibrant, mineral, another wine with an enticing, almost ginger spice finish. Great!
2021 Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru
7 hl/ha so blended two 1er crus – Res and Vignes Blanches – roughly 50-50 of each.
A smaller nose but serene and with some silky yellow citrus. A little reduction like the last, then a breadth of wide-finishing flavor – Ooh that’s so good!