Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru Les Vignes Blanches Domaine Pierre Vessigaud
Situation Maconnais - Pouilly-Fuissé
Grape variety Chardonnay
Guard time: 10 years
Surface Area: 0.45 ha, 8,500 vines/ha
Altitude: 250 m
Age of Vines: 60 to 80 years
Terroir: Premier Cru plot exposed full East on marl-limestone soils and marl. Very old vines, located in Pouilly, in the noble terroir of Fuissé, producing very small, millerandé grapes.
Manual harvest, whole cluster pressing. Vinification and ageing in 5-year-old demi-muids for a period of 12 months, then 6 months in stainless steel tanks.
