Wine Reviews

A linear, acidity- and mineral-driven white, boasting notes of white peach, apple, lemon and baking spices. Balanced and long, with resounding accents of mineral, fruit and spices

The 2024 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Perrières 1er Cru was the first to be picked at 13.3° potential alcohol. This is quite powerful on the nose, with touches of walnut and smoke infusing the citrus fruit. The palate is fresh on the entry with a citric line of acidity that lends this tension. This linear, classically-styled Pouilly-Fuissé calls out for some fruits de mer! Very fine.

The 2023 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Perrières 1er Cru comes from marl soils higher up the slope than the Clos des Prouges with a lot of strong detritus. There is a very subtle reduction at play, quite tensile with a discrete marine influence. The palate is taut and fresh, quite edgy and stricter than the Clos de Jeanne, verging on shrill and citric towards the finish. Therefore, I would afford this a couple of years in bottle.

The 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Perrières 1er Cru has a delightful bouquet of perfumed yellow fruit, egg whites and light fern scents. Fine delineation and lift. The palate is well balanced with a gentle grip on the entry. The 2021 shows ell-judged acidity, and it’s pretty taut. A subtle prickle of spice appears toward the finish. Give this a couple of years in bottle.

The 2020 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Perrières Premier Cru, which comes from more clay soils, matured in 25% new oak, is finely-tuned on the nose, well-defined with citrus peel, yellow plum and light honeysuckle scents, a hint of chamomile emerging with time. The palate is well-balanced with a fine spine of acidity, one of more “nutty” cuvées from Ferret with a fine touch of bitterness lending tension on the finish. Fine.