Pouilly-Fuissé

The Pouilly-Fuissé Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) is a village appellation in the Mâconnais region, in the Saône-et-Loire department. The production area for the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation includes only the municipalities of Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson, and Chaintré. As is often the case in Burgundy, the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation may or may not be followed by the name of its specific vineyard site (climat). Among these climats are Les Vignes Blanches, Les Ménétrières, Le Clos, Les Perrières, Vers Chânes (in the municipality of Fuissé), La Frérie, En Servy, Le Clos, En Montgarcin, Les Chailloux, Les Bouthières, Les Morlays (in the municipality of Solutré-Pouilly), La Maréchaude, Les Crays, Sur la Roche, En France, Les Courtelongs (in the municipality of Vergisson), Le Clos Reyssié, Les Chevrières, Les Plessys, and Le Clos de Monsieur Noly (in the municipality of Chaintré).

The Pouilly-Fuissé vineyard covers approximately 760 hectares located at an altitude between 200 and 300 meters, facing east/southeast and south. The terroir rests on limestone beds with encrustations typical of the Roche de Solutré and Vernisson, which are also emblematic of this vineyard.

Pouilly-Fuissé wines are white wines made exclusively from the Chardonnay grape variety. They are often rich and complex, with characteristic notes of minerality, citrus, white flowers, bread crumb, and hints of honey. Of particular note are the wines produced by Château Fuissé, Château des Rontets, Domaine Bret Brothers, and Maison Bouchard Père et Fils.