2022 Domaine Barraud Pouilly-Fuisse 1er Cru “La Marechaude Clos La Verchere”

VIN93-95 The 2022 Pouilly-Fuissé Clos la Verchère La Maréchaude 1er Cru comes from limestone and marn soils that Julien Barraud explained are structured like a millefeuille for six meters, ergo, very resistant to hydric stress. This has a precise and focused bouquet with yellow fruit, lanolin, desiccated orange peel and pressed white flower scents. The palate is medium-bodied with a very elegant opening. The purity is striking, with perfectly pitched acidity and a persistent, quite mineral-driven finish. This will be irresistible, yet it will age for many years.
Estate Notes: Inside ‘Marechaude,’ there’s a partially walled plot called ‘Verchère,’ facing south. Soils combine limestone scree and marl. Vines planted in 1947 and 1969. Pressed full cluster; juice placed in temperature-controlled tanks overnight to settle; transferred via gravity to French oak barrels to ferment on indigenous yeasts. Aged in barrel (20% new oak) for 12 months. Unfined and unfiltered.