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La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Quarts(2003)
- Winery:
- La Soufrandière
- Varietal:
- Chardonnay
- Region:
- France > Burgundy > Mâconnais > Pouilly-vinzelles
- Type:
- White Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, stone fruits, red grape, syrah, smooth, berry, blackberry, spices, bramble fruits, very nice
Starting at
$44.99 USD
$44.99 USD
- Decanter
- 4/5
-
May 2008
- This large-dimensioned yet gentle wine, made from 40 to 70-year-old vines, has appealingly biscuity scents and flavours swimming in soft apricot fruit. Drink up to 2010.
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- Burghound
- Issue 16, Oct 01, 2004
- 88/100
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May 2008
- Surprisingly, brothers Jean-Guillaume and Jean-Philippe Bret report that they had about the same crop levels in 2003 that they did in 2002. However, they noted that for their négoce offerings, quantities were down significantly explaining that it was mainly because there was frost, a wind storm and a drought in Vergisson whereas in Vinzelles, we had no frost. We began harvesting our purchased fruit on the 18th of August and the domaine fruit between the 19th and the 4th of September. Sugars were between 13 and 14% with pHs of 3.2 and 3.3, which thankfully means that we did not have to acidify. In read more...fact, we were amazed to see that acidities have actually risen in cask! Fermentations went smoothly and both of them were done by the end of November. About the only thing that we did differently from '02 was to do an extra 12 to 24 hours of débourbage because we couldn't get the pectins to immediately fall free (note: pectins are naturally occuring polymeric compounds, which is to say large molecules, found in fruit juices including grape juice, that can cause instability later if not removed. Because of the very low yields, '03 had a very high proportion of pectins in the must, especially for those domaines that used most or all of the press wine). As I mentioned in Issue 12, this is a domaine worthy of note as the quality is simply stunning. The '03s clearly exceed what can reasonably be expected from the vintage and the '02s are spectacular. I highly recommend trying these wines. (A Becky Wasserman Selection/Le Serbet, Beaune, France - sbw@wanadoo.fr ; Morris & Verdin, UK). Note: from vines between 40 and 65 years of age The nose here is somewhat curious in that this is fruity but reserved yet there is outstanding flavor authority here with ample concentration, richness and power. This wine always displays an intense minerality and such is the case in '03. There is terrific finishing punch and this easily has the best precision of any wine to this point. Outstanding quality. (hide)
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