Pouilly-Fuissé Pentacrine 2023, Domaine Saumaize-Michelin - Offer

£39.95 per bottle

ABV 13.0%

Tasting note
Selected from a number of parcels in the village of Vergisson where there is a high preponderance of oyster and starfish fossils in the soil. Much of the juice is fermented and aged in larger (450-600 litre) demi-muids to give just a hint of oak to the wine. Rich and generous with fine, honeyed fruit allied to crisp acidity.
Drink: 2025-2028

Brother and sister Vivien and Lisa Saumaize are now running this fine estate although their parents, Roger and Christine, who developed the domaine in the 1980s, keep a watchful eye on their progress. Based in the village of Vergisson at the higher, northern end of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation, Vivien works the 12 hectares of vines organically and has introduced new techniques including the use of a cold chamber for chilling the fruit before pressing and the fermentation of part of the crop in 56 litre glass globes.
In 2023, Vivien harvested early from 1st to 15th September and has made a magnificent range of rich, opulent wines that ally ripe, honeyed fruit and crisp acidity.

Saumaize-Michelin is a 9.5 hectare domaine based in Vergisson, in the heart of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation. Owned by Roger and Christine Saumaize, the estate has been fully biodynamic since 2005. The vines are now naturally lower-yielding and disease-resistant, 40-45 years old on average and are planted in a patchwork of marl resting on limestone subsoil, resulting in wines with increased complexity. The wines are fermented in 20% new oak barrels using only indigenous yeasts.