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Domaine du Roc des Boutires

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In the heart of the hamlet of Pouilly, opposite the majestic Solutré rock, the Roc des Boutires estate covers 4.2 hectares in the most beautiful locations in Pouilly-Fuissé. The Parinet family and Brice Laffond, originally from Château du Moulin-à-Vent, a few kilometers to the south, produce great Chardonnays here, pure and distinguished, in very small quantities.

The Domaine du Roc des Boutires is located in the village of Pouilly itself, in the heart of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation. Its name refers to two elements: its proximity to the Solutré rock, emblem of the appellation and witness to the extraordinary geological richness of this wine-growing area; and its location in the heart of one of the appellation's largest terroirs, 'Aux Bouthières'. In old French, a boutière refers to a secondary road. its location in the very heart of one of the appellation's greatest terroirs, 'Aux Bouthières'. In old French, a boutière refers to a secondary road used by mule drivers to transport oil and wine to remote areas further inland. We are located just 5 kilometers west of the old Via Agrippa route, on a small road leading to the hamlet of Solutré, the mountains of the We are located just 5 kilometers west of the ancient Via Agrippa, on a small road that leads to the hamlet of Solutré, the Mâconnais mountains, and the plains of Charolais. All the names here have a story to tell!

Some of the terroirs at Domaine du Roc des Boutires have strong identities:

- La Grange Murger: shallow brown soils derived from gryphaea limestone

- In Bertilionne: brown/yellow soils derived from marl limestone

- Aux Bouthières: brown, clayey soils derived from residual clay with pebbles

- Aux Chailloux: deep clay soils derived from clay with flint and flintstone

- Aux Combes: silty-clay soils with few stones

- Vers Cras: shallow soils derived from hard white limestone

The Chardonnay vines, mostly planted in the early 1970s, flourish in an environment that shows the utmost respect for the plants. At the Roc des Boutires estate, the soil is worked and the entire harvest is done by hand in an average of four days. The berries are transported to the winery in small 40-liter crates to preserve the quality of the grapes and prevent premature oxidation of the juice. The winemaking process follows the plot-by-plot approach chosen by Brice Laffond and the Parinet family. Parinet.

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