Maison de Montille
Pouilly-Fuissé En Vergisson
Color White
Grape variety chardonnay
Production 2,260
Share of new barrels 0%
Alcohol 12,5%
The appellation
The emblematic rocks of Solutré and Vergisson shelter the famous Pouilly-Fuissé vineyard. The appellation allows only one grape variety, chardonnay, and extends over four towns: Solutré-Pouilly, Fuissé, Chaintré and Vergisson. It is precisely on the clay-limestone terroir of Vergisson that the grapes of our Pouilly-Fuissé grow.
The wine and the style
After a light settling, the musts are put into 228 and 600-liter-barrels to complete the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations. We work with 5 to 20% new barrels with wood coming mostly from Allier, light toasting. The wines are racked about a year later before being transfered to stainless steel vats for the second phase of their aging in order to retain freshness and minerality.
Vine growing
Maison de Montille only selects grapes that meet its requirements: organic or sustainable farming, controlled yields, carefully pruned and plowed vines.
The vintage

After 2022, another year that brings joy to our hearts. Free from major climatic turmoil, graced by a gentle winter and a splendid spring bloom, 2023 quickly hinted at a generous harvest to come. Summer unfolded like a mysterious dance—between waves of heat and refreshing coolness, dry spells and sudden, stormy rains. The harvest reached its full potential, with varying ripeness from one plot to another, making 2023 a vintage that reveals, more than ever, the singular soul of each terroir.
We began picking on Thursday, August 31st—ten days earlier than we had first anticipated at the start of summer—for a harvest that lasted two full weeks. Picked at dawn, the fruit was beautiful, healthy, and plentiful, both in whites and reds. The generosity allowed for a meticulous selection of only the finest bunches. The alcoholic fermentations began effortlessly, as if guided by nature’s quiet hand.
In white, 2023 is a shining vintage—sunny yet well-balanced. The grapes, ripe and healthy, exude irresistible aromas of indulgent fruit. On the palate, the wines are expressive and harmonious, with pleasant freshness thanks to the relatively early harvest.

Tasting note

From three plots around the rock of Solutré. Mid lemon yellow, much softer fruit, but with underlying limestone. Generous fruit up front, crystalline underneath and fair length.
Drinking window : 2027-2030 | Note: 88-90 | Jasper Morris

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