Château des Rontets - Pouilly-Fuissé Clos Varambon 2022
93/100
RVF
93/100
Bettane & Desseauve
92/100
Vinous
"A magnificent introduction for all lovers of Chardonnay from the Pouilly-Fuissé region: ripe fruit and vibrant balance, it has everything to please!"
"Finesse and aromatic complexity in Clos Varambon: with its great intensity and lingering finish, this ripe, fresh, and caressing wine ticks all the boxes." (Le Guide RVF 2025)
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Eye
Golden yellow color
Nose
Delicate notes of white flowers, apricot, and nougat, evoking dried fruit, wax polish aromas, and spices after several years in the cellar.
Mouth
Traceable, ample, and enveloping, with noble woodiness, the fresh finish releases beautiful, mouthwatering bitterness.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2033
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with white river fish, Bresse chicken with cream sauce, a cheese platter...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2026 guide) 93/100
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2023 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2025 guide) 93/100
Rated estate (2023 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About wine:
Clos Varambon is all about finesse and aromatic complexity: with its intense flavor and lingering finish, this ripe, fresh, and smooth wine ticks all the boxes.
About the estate:
Claire and Fabio Gazeau-Montrasi took over this historic family estate in 1995. Certified organic since 2005, it consists mainly of Chardonnay vines in Fuissé and a plot in Saint-Amour. All the estate's white wines undergo long aging, nearly two years, which naturally enriches them and gives them greater complexity. The exposure and altitude have prevented the Pouilly-Fuissé wines from being classified as premiers crus, but this will not matter to the discerning wine lover. The quality and consistency of the latest wines presented this year have earned the estate a second star.
The wines: the Saint-Amour has a rich, flavorful body and is a sensual, crisp wine with beautiful fresh fruit intensity. The Clos Varambon offers finesse and aromatic complexity: with its great intensity and lingering finish, this ripe, fresh, and caressing wine ticks all the boxes. Pierrefolle is naturally expressive, with a texture sharpened by its granite terroir. This sapid and vibrant wine offers radiant flavors and a very subtle finish. Les Birbettes is even more refined, with magnificent breadth, a long finish and a penetrating intensity on the palate, all expressed with great naturalness.
Vinous
Wine rated (2024 guide) 92/100
Rated estate (2023 guide) Recommended
About wine:
The Pouilly-Fuissé Clos Varambon 2022 comes from vines planted around the house in 2011 and from plots of vines aged between 40 and 60 years old. Its bouquet is delightful: yellow plum, mirabelle plum, and light peach unfold in the glass with admirable precision. The palate is well-balanced with a fairly sharp acidity on the attack, giving it impressive tension and character. Surprisingly linear for such a hot vintage, with a hint of spice on the finish, this wine comes highly recommended.
Tim Atkin
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended
ESTATE PRICE
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