Wine Reviews

Lime blossom, citronella, gun flint, apple and oak spice aromas and flavors highlight this energetic white, which is vibrant and balanced, with a resonant aftertaste echoing the citrus, mineral and spice notes.

The most complete wine in the range is the 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Hors-Classe Tournant de Pouilly, an attractively satiny, seamless wine redolent of toasted nuts, pear, orange oil, youthful reduction and a deft hint of toasty oak. It largely transcends the challenges of the vintage.

The 2024 Pouilly-Fuissé Tournant de Pouilly 1er Cru was one of the last vines to be picked due to its more northerly exposure. This has a flinty, smoky bouquet that is old-school Mâconnais. There is something uncompromising about the aromatics. The palate is vibrant with a citric entry, just a little oily in texture, linear with hints of lemongrass towards the finish that is like a coiled-up spring. You can already feel that this has a long road ahead.

The 2023 Pouilly-Fuissé Tournant de Pouilly 1er Cru comes from Les Reisses (you will find it mentioned on the back label, which is technically the official one!). This was picked on the first day of harvest, having suffered some hail damage the previous day. It has a light bouquet that gains intensity: apricot and quince, touches of chai and chamomile. The palate is very well balanced with real depth and concentration, gentle grip and a touch of limestone on the sapid finish, the mineralité of which is heightened by the limestone content. Excellent.

The 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Tournant de Pouilly 1er Cru, which comes from Les Reisses (as indicated only on the back label), offers slightly more tropical scents on the nose. It remains well defined and handles the oak in its stride, maybe just a little more vanilla pod evident after five minutes in the glass. The palate is more reduced and backward than other cuvées, with fine tension. It’s edgy, with Indian spice perking up the finish. Very fine, although the Les Ménétrières has a greater sense of completeness.