Trip to the south of Burgundy
Tasted October 15, 2017 - October 17, 2017 by amateur62 with 307 views
Introduction
This time we started our journey with the walk to the rock of Solutré and to the Atrium in Solutré to taste once more the collection of the different villages of Pouilly-Fuissé that gives (together with the view from the rock) a nice overview on the Appelation. The wines were from the hot vintage of 2015 and therefore the differences between the villages were smaller than in previous years, especially compared with the collection from 2013.
Flight 1 - Barraud, Vergisson (2 notes)
We tasted the typical Mâcon Chaintré 2016 that was rather on the fat side, Saint Véran "Arpège 2016" (fresh, fruity and sustainable) with a very good PQR and from Pouilly-Fuissé "Alliance 2016", "En France 2015", "La Verchère 2015" and "Sur La Roche 2015", all on a very high level that shows why this appelation aims to be classified as premier cru for its best vineyards. Below my short notes on my two favourites.
Flight 2 - Thévenet, Quintaine (2 notes)
The rich and opulent wines from Viré-Clessé and especially from Thévenet are the pure opposite of the wines from Vergisson with their minerality but not less excellent. Unfortunately it was not possible to taste Domaine Roally, as the vintage 2015 was not ready yet.
Flight 3 - Domaine du Clos du Fief, Juliénas (2 notes)
We tasted Fleur de Chardonnay, Arôme de Gamay Petillant, the basic Juliénas from 2015 and 2016, Juliénas Cuvée Prestige 2014 and 2015 and Juliénas Tête de Cuvée 2014. Cuvée Prestige 2015 and Tête de Cuvée 2014 show a very high quality level for a very good price. Ones more, it showed that 2015 was a great year in this region.
Flight 4 - Restaurant "La Rose", Juliénas (4 notes)
Nice Restaurant with traditional, regional kitchen on quite high level. The wine collection is focused on Beaujolais and especially on Julienas, unfortunately there are not many aged crus available.
Closing
After the second trip to the south of Burgundy this year I am sure that 2015 was an excellant year not only for the red wines but also for the white wines though it was a very hot summer. The best white wines are very closed now (this is the reason that my notes are very short) but they will have a bright future.