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La Soufrandiere Pouilly Vinzelles Climat Les Quarts Cuvee Millerandee 2022

La Soufrandiere Pouilly Vinzelles Climat Les Quarts Cuvee Millerandee 2022

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Yellow Peach, Mentholated Tea, Dense Concentration, and Biodynamic Power

Experience the profound depth of "millerandage" with this biodynamic Pouilly-Vinzelles from the Bret Brothers' prized 'Les Quarts' vineyard. Crafted from 80-year-old vines that naturally produce tiny, ultra-concentrated berries, this Chardonnay delivers succulent yellow peach and passion fruit laced with mentholated tea. Tightly wound and impressively dense, it finishes with a stony, bone-dry tension that demands a place in your cellar.
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Style Profile at a Glance

Attribute Profile Scale
Body Medium to Full-Bodied, Dense & Succulent ●●●● ●
Sweetness Bone Dry ●●●●●
Acidity Vibrant, Tense & Stony ●●●●●
Oak Subtle & Integrated (11 mos. barrel, 6 mos. tank) ●●●●●

Critical Recognition

Burghound 91-93 pts
  • 91-93 Points (Sweet Spot) - Burghound: A broad-ranging nose is comprised by strongly inflected petrol and citrus notes of mentholated tea, white and yellow peach and a whisper of passion fruit. The succulent and generous flavors possess excellent mid-palate density as well as a lovely underlying tension on the stony and very dry finale. This impressive effort is also tightly wound and in need of at least a few years of patience. It too is warmly recommended.

Highlights

  • 100% Chardonnay: Sourced from a tiny parcel of 80-year-old vines within the famed 'Les Quarts' climat of Pouilly-Vinzelles.
  • Millerandage: This specific cuvée is made from vines prone to "millerandage" (hen and chicken)—a poor fruit set that results in tiny, loosely packed, and often seedless berries. These berries yield remarkably little juice but offer immense dry extract and profound concentration.
  • Terroir: Grown on an east/south-east facing slope featuring clay-limestone soils deeply concentrated with red iron oxide, sitting atop Bajocian limestone bedrock.
  • Winemaking: Farmed biodynamically (Demeter-certified) by the Bret Brothers. Hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed, and spontaneously fermented with indigenous yeasts.
  • Elevage: Traditionally aged for 11 months in older 228-liter French oak barrels to gently round out the massive density, followed by a 6-month resting period in stainless steel tanks to tighten its structural focus.

Tasting Notes

Pouring a radiant, deep golden-yellow, this concentrated cuvée opens with a broad and highly complex nose. Aromas of mentholated tea, white and yellow peach, and a whisper of passion fruit are elegantly framed by strongly inflected notes of petrol and citrus. On the palate, the tiny 'millerandé' berries translate into succulent, generous flavors with formidable mid-palate density. Despite its obvious richness, the wine remains tightly wound, driven by a lovely underlying tension that culminates in a stony, intensely dry finale.

Serving Suggestion

  • Temperature: Serve slightly warmer at 52-55°F (11-13°C) in a large white Burgundy glass to allow the dense extract and aromatics to fully unfold.
  • Decanting: A vigorous decant of 1 to 2 hours is highly recommended in its youth to loosen its tightly wound structure. Best rewarded by a few years of cellaring; pair with rich lobster dishes or creamy sweetbreads.

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