Chateau Fuisse Pouilly-Fuisse Le Clos 2022 750ml

The arrival of 22 Premiers Crus in Pouilly-Fuissé from the 2020 vintage was a significant moment for this Mâconnais appellation, and this wine from the `22 vintage is the first to win a place in our Best In Show selection. The vineyards themselves, of course, have been there for centuries, so in terms of aroma, flavour and weight nothing has changed: Pouilly-Fuissé was always one of the most generously contoured white wines in Burgundy, and it remains so. Premier Cru, though, provides an opportunity for the spotlight to swing onto individual sites. This site is clearly outstanding: wealth, warmth and comfort sings out of the glass of this pale gold wine. It’s mouthfilling, broad and amply articulated, rich with a high-summer generosity of nuts, grasses, straw and pounded hazels and almonds; the finish is long, vinous, broad but finally neatly tailored and without any undue heat. A benchmark example of this unique and much-loved appellation in an enduring and alluring vintage. (DWWA 2024 Platinum Medal)