Olivier Merlin Pouilly-Fuissé
Wine Information
Attractive green-gold colour Nose suggest aromas of white peach and Williams pear. In the mouth the wine is unctuous, smooth and very well-rounded. Excellent freshness and minerality in the finish.
Variety: Chardonnay
Terroir: Southeast-facing slope at 8% grade, 230-meters elevation, quarternary clay-limestone soil (Bathonien Bajocien)
Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
Vinification: Grapes pressed directly, light settling in stainless steel tank. Fermentation and aged for 10 months in barrel (25% new).
Terroir: Southeast-facing slope at 8% grade, 230-meters elevation, quarternary clay-limestone soil (Bathonien Bajocien)
Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
Vinification: Grapes pressed directly, light settling in stainless steel tank. Fermentation and aged for 10 months in barrel (25% new).
Vineyards are planted at a density of 8,500 vines per hectare. Harvest is done by hand, and the average yield is 55 hL per hectare.
- Product Name: Pouilly-Fuissé
- Producer: Olivier Merlin
- Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- France
- Burgundy
- France
- Burgundy
- Maconnais
- France
- Burgundy
- Maconnais
- Pouilly Fuisse
- Varietal: Chardonnay
- Agricultural Standards: Sustainable