Verget Pouilly Fuisse Combes Vieilles Vignes 2021

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Verget
Label Name:
 
Pouilly Fuisse Combes Vieilles Vignes
Vintage:
 
2021
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Pouilly-Fuissé, Mâconnais, Burgundy
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) 90 pts; some trade guides/retailers cite scores up to mid‑90s (aggregate listings vary)

Tasting Note
Concentrated, medium‑to‑full white with confit lemon, pear, white peach, beeswax and apricot, backed by toasted oak, smoky spice and minerality. Silky texture, lively acidity and a long, layered finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken with cream sauce, scallops, lobster, buttered pasta, mushroom risotto. Asian: miso‑glazed cod, seared scallop nigiri, tempura, Thai green curry with seafood, Cantonese steamed fish.

Production Method
Hand‑harvested old vines; free‑run juice fermented and aged in French oak (≈25% new) for about seven months; parcels vinified separately then blended.

Vineyard Info
Maison Verget (founded 1990 by Jean‑Marie Guffens) sources old-vine plots in Les Combes (parcels planted 1917–1953) on clay‑limestone soils; produced as a high‑end négociant cuvée.