The vineyard and its wine
Our vineyard, a little less than 5 ha among the most beautiful and eldest parcels of land of the appellation, we grow, as craftsmen, Chardonnay vineyards. We are committed to a demanding environmental approach, respecting the natural equilibriums of the land, presently certified as ‘Haute Valeur Environnementale’ and, in the very near future, we will become fully “bio”.
We take great care to maintain the soil in perfect condition for the vine to root deeply and we make a number of different cuvees. The resulting wines have a harmonious balance of fruit and acidity which, combined with a rich mineral content, produce elegant wines, all of which are raised in oak casks.
The Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru
of the vineyard
I. “Premier Cru”
The “newborn “ of our Pouilly family: the « Premier Cru Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly».
After ten years of work under the control of many experts, during the harvest of 2020, the INAO (The National Institute for Appellations of Origin) awarded the Premier Cru label to certain plots of the 5 villages that produce Pouilly-Fuissé.
Well located in the heart of the appellation, a good half of our plots of Pouilly have received the precious label of recognition. And it is not only the quality of the soils, exposure, underground water networks that are recognized but also the quality of the viticultural work and treatments which are now necessarily pushed towards “more organic”.
Our small estate is officially entitled to two Premier Cru appellations in Pouilly Fuissé: the one of “Pouilly”, from the « Clos de Pouilly » parcels, and the one of “Aux Bouthières”, a plot located a few dozen meters from the first.
The success of our previous millesimes has exceeded our expectations, to the point of creating a real scarcity of products between mid-2023 and mid-2025. The older vintages are now sold out. The 2023 vintage has experienced remarkable success for its finesse and power, sunny like its older 2020’s brother.
Our 2024 is more restrained and delicate.
Still young but always endowed with beautiful roundness, it is pleasant, available since the end of 2025, and promises a long aging potential!
The Pouilly-Fuissé
of the vineyard
II The Pouilly-Fuissé ” Tradition “:
This is the one we have been producing for decades now: it benefits from the upward thrust of the Premier Cru. The plots of land are close or even adjacent. the winegrower and his team, the equipment and methods of cultivation, the care and the cellars, vats and barrels are the same as those of the Premier Cru. It is therefore the extraordinary engine that is driving new and rapid progress in all the appellations of our terroir: a more traditional natural culture, an ever more respectful oenological follow-up: in short, more of what others call “organic”. With the air draught towards the quality of the Premier Cru, the plots of these traditional Pouilly-Fuissé are less common and also more in demand. If they are aged in barrels for less than a year, they can be more seductive for palates looking for more finesse.
The Pouilly-Fuissé 2024, like their older sibling, are well-rounded and full of elegance and aging potential, faithful to tradition as their name clearly emphasizes.
They have also been available since the end of 2025.
III Our last vintages :
2023 Vintage: equilibrate year ; in July a quick hail passage has impacted some of our plots, but in a very limited way. Pretty harvesting end of August onwards. It allows a good work in our oak barrels (fermentation) and a bottling in the middle of 2024 : in July the Pouilly-Fuissé tradition and in August the « Premier Cru ». This 2023 vintage is of the same quality of the fantastic 2020 one : minerality, « rondeur », long in the palate, with a fine and pleasant delicate taste of spices and citrus fruit. It should be long ageing.
2024 Vintage: no spring frost, but a year with regular rainfall, with hail in July affecting the plots very unevenly in the villages of Solutré and Pouilly. The final yields are limited : barely more than 50% of the quotas. Fermentations went well before winter. The tastings are very positive. A beautiful year: less sunny than 2023 with aging potential and all this without losing roundness or minerality. This apply, both for our Pouilly-Fuissé “tradition” as for the “Premier Cru Pouilly”.
2025 Vintage: No late frost. Spring very rainy requiring numerous treatments. Summer with great heat peaks that could here and there block the ripening of some berries and clusters. But, hopefully no hail this year. Quantitatively, the results compared to the allowed quotas are variable but this year again not high. Good fermentations during autumn 2025. The first tastings announce a beautiful year: a return to a wine more sunny than 2024, less oaky than 2023. Elegance and aging potential should be good. Bottling, starting from the summer of 2026, will confirm these initial qualities.