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2020 Jacques Saumaize St.-Véran 'Poncetys'
SKU: B102
Regular price $34.95/
750ml
Bottle
Jacques Saumaize and his wife Nathalie have been making concentrated but refreshing wines at their small domaine in the Mâconnais since the late 1980s. Their home overlooks the two iconic rocks of Vergisson to the left and Solutré to the right. They divide their time mostly between 4.5 hectares of vineyards in Saint Véran and another 3.5 hectares in Pouilly-Fuissé and still find time to promote this southern part of the Mâconnais through the local producers’ association L’Accent du Sud, over which Nathalie presides. Saint-Véran En Crêches, from chalky soils halfway up the dos de Vergisson, is vinified in stainless steel and is a ripe but racy example of the appellation. Jacky’s superior cuvées are fermented and aged in oak, 20% of it new. His vibrant Pouilly-Fuissés are made with precision, with smaller cuvées from old vines delivering great intensity and breadth of flavour.
From vines planted in 1944 and 45, this has a natural unforced concentration from the old vines which yield less but better grapes as they age. Saumaize produce ripe yet fresh wines, with the accent on elegance rather than power, here offering appley flavour with a hint of melon and honey.
Type
White
Varietal
Chardonnay
Vintage
2020
Country
France
Region
White Burgundy
Subregion
Mâconnais
Producer
Jacques Saumaize
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