Rating: Gault Millau 16/20, RVF 16/20, The Wine News 92/100
This Tête de Cru vintage offers beautiful fullness, ripe fruit, and minerality, supported by well-integrated oak. Lovely notes of almonds and caramel round out the profile. A beautiful wine, full of elegance and refinement!
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Eye
pale yellow color with green highlights, bright and clear
Nose
Full-bodied, with ripe fruit and mineral notes, supported by a nice touch of oak. Lovely aromas of almonds and caramelized sugar. Floral, fruity, and exotic all at once, with a lovely freshness.
Palate
The attack is fresh and fruity, round and rich, with lovely body. It offers a beautiful aromatic complexity of almonds, toast, subtle oak, and brioche, with a delicately smoky finish.
Serve
at 12-13°C
Open
30 minutes before serving
Drink from
2011
Drink before
2016
Production
65,000 bottles
Food and wine pairings
Pair with shellfish and premium fish (sole, turbot), Bresse chicken in a morel cream sauce, white meats, foie gras...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 3 stars (A high-quality product that serves as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Antoine and Bénédicte Vincent, brother and sister, manage this historic 40-hectare estate, which spans the Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran, Mâcon, and Juliénas appellations. The soils are carefully tended, viticulture is sustainable, and the wines are aged in barrels from a single cooper to ensure consistency, adhering to rigorous standards. The wines are marketed under both a château label and a négociant label. Note that the Clos and Brûlées cuvées are classified as Premier Cru starting with the 2020 vintage.
Decanter
Rated property Recommended
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
This iconic Fuissé estate currently cultivates 40 hectares of Chardonnay on the appellation’s finest terroirs. The Vincent family has owned it since 1862, and Antoine—an agricultural engineer and oenologist—has been at the helm since 2003. From its 15th-century cellars emerge wines of international renown: 80% are sold abroad.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2023 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
This historic estate has been owned by the Vincent family since 1862. The château boasts numerous old vines. Since 2003, Antoine Vincent has been producing wines here from the major appellations of the Mâconnais region, including two Premier Crus in Fuissé, as well as a small 3-hectare vineyard in Juliénas. The 2020 vintage allows us to celebrate the mastery of oak aging and the more consistent management suited to this great vintage.
Burghound
Rated: Recommended
Vinous
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended
Tim Atkin
Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended
Customer rating
4.5/5
based on 4 reviews
Review by Mr. ERIC G. Posted on August 19, 2014
Excellent condition: August 2014 – straw-yellow color, with aromas of honey and linden blossom on the nose, supported on the palate by mirabelle plum, almond, and a hint of verbena, with a slight bitterness that gives it body and character. Best enjoyed now
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Review by Mr. SEBASTIEN R. Posted on 02/24/2013
Rich, full-bodied, with floral notes. It’s not cheap (26 euros), but it’s definitely worth it! :)
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Review by Mr. JEAN BAPTISTE F. Published on April 14, 2016
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Review by Mr. JEAN LUC S. Posted on 12/02/2013
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