Wine Reviews

This is creamy, offering peach, bitter grapefruit and hazelnut flavors shaded by lightly toasted oak. An underlying mineral streak adds interest, while vivid acidity adds tension on the long finish. Best from 2028 through 2033.

The 2024 Pouilly-Fuissé Clos de Jeanne 1er Cru, which is included in the Perrières climat, has a lovely bouquet with hints of lemon verbena, Japanese yuzu and subtle crushed stone scents. This has fine delineation. The palate is well balanced, a little petrolly on the mid-palate, pithy with plenty of extract; it dovetails into a peppery finish that lingers. Superb.

The 2023 Pouilly-Fuissé Clos de Jeanne 1er Cru comes from two separate vineyards on clay soils over limestone. There is a patina of vanillary oak on the nose, though it is well defined and focused, a little tropical and seductive in style. The palate is well balanced with nectarine and white tea on the entry. There is a veil of oak and so this will benefit from 12 months in bottle to fully integrate.

The 2024 Pouilly-Fuissé Clos de Jeanne 1er Cru has a tightly-wound bouquet that offers apple blossom and light flinty aromas. The palate is well balanced with a tensile opening, fresh and vibrant with hints of yellow plum and orange rind, the 25% new oak neatly integrated. Very precise on the finish, this might well surpass the 2023. Excellent.

The 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Clos de Jeanne 1er Cru comes from a single parcel next to the winery (the vines are 30 and 55 years old). Matured in around 20-25% new oak, it has an expressive bouquet with orange pith, pear and light Mirabelle scents that unfurl seductively. The palate is taut on the entry, tensile with fine weight. There is a minimal reduction here that lends tension. A dash of ginger makes itself known on the lime-tinged finish. Afford this a couple of