Château Des Quarts Pouilly-Fuissé Clos Des Quarts
Wine Information
Size: 2.63 ha (6.50 ac)
Variety: Chardonnay
Vine Age: 1/3 planted in 1917, 2/3 planted in the early 1950s
Terroir: East-facing, Quarts vineyard in Chaintré with shallow ferruginous topsoil, Bajocian crinoidal limestone bedrock
Viticulture: Organic
Vinification: Whole clusters pressed; no foulage; indigenous yeast alcoholic fermentation, full malos, and 18 months' aging in 6-7% new oak (most 1-3 years old) barrels.
Planted to the density of 10,000 vines per hectare (higher than the typical 6,500 to 8,000 vines per hectare in the Mâconnais).
- Product Name: Pouilly-Fuissé Clos Des Quarts
- Producer: Château des Quarts
- Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- Burgundy
- France
- Burgundy
- Maconnais
- France
- Burgundy
- Maconnais
- Pouilly Fuisse
- Varietal: Chardonnay
- Agricultural Standards: Organic
- ALC %: 13