Pouilly-Fuisse Wine Offers

About Pouilly-Fuisse Wines

At the heart of the Maconnais region, is the region of Pouilly, which has perfect vineyards for the cultivation of Chardonnay. With a warm climate, and on limestone soils, the potential for the wines is great, and there are some superb examples. Pouilly-Fuisse is probably one of the better, if not the best, named village appelation in Pouilly thanks to it's sun-catching amphitheatre layout which helps create better quality wines. It now has over 20 premier cru climats. Over recent years the fame and demand for Pouilly-Fuisse, like so many other Burgundy regions, has meant that some producers have traded quality for volume to cope with demand from both UK and US. However, this has also been changing as the top of the range Burgundy wines have skyrocketed in price. As a result, Pouilly-Fuisse is coming back into fashion as a more affordable, good quality Burgundy

The best wines have a rich, fleshy ripeness, and a ripe, creamy concentration, with a warm, honeyed edge, and are delicious.

The appellations of Pouilly-Loche and Pouilly-Vinzelles lie close to Pouilly-Fuisse and have added the famed Pouilly name to their villages, to add to their status. In general the wines are softer and with less character.