Appellation
Pouilly-Fuissé
Identity card
VillageAOPWhite
Burgundy › Mâconnais · Recognised on 11 September 1936
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Dry white only, from Chaintré, Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly and Vergisson.
- Premier cru: at most 56 hl/ha and at least 12% natural alcohol.
- About 800 ha in 2019; more than 350 operators.
Grape varieties
White wine onlyChardonnay
Made from Chardonnay alone
Production rules
60
hl/ha
Maximum yield
11
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
8,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: At least until 1 February after the harvest (premier cru: 1 July)
- Maximum yield
- How much wine a hectare may produce under the appellation (a higher, exceptional ceiling often exists). The lower it is, the less can be made: one of the levers on how concentrated the grapes are. For reference: 35 hl/ha to 80 hl/ha across 96 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum natural alcohol
- The alcohol the grapes' own sugar must be able to give, without enrichment: a ripeness threshold at harvest. For reference: 9 % ABV to 14 % ABV across 46 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 9,000 vines/ha across 105 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum ageing
- A minimum ageing period the specification requires before the wine may be sold to consumers.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Ridges and small cirques overlooked by Solutré and Vergisson
- Soils: Lean, stony soils on limestone and marl
- Soils: In places, acidic soils on rhyolite
Wine style
- Hazelnut
- Toasted almond
- green-gold
- white flowers, citrus
- full and rich
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
5 November 2020
Arrêté du 5 novembre 2020 homologuant le cahier des charges de l'AOC « Pouilly-Fuissé » (JORF n°0282 du 21 novembre 2020, texte n°41 ; publié au BO-AGRI n°48 du 26 novembre 2020). Appellation initialement reconnue par décret du 11 septembre 1936.
Labelling terms
- "Premier cru" and/or the name of one of 22 listed climats
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceArrêté du 5 novembre 2020 homologuant le cahier des charges de l'AOC « Pouilly-Fuissé »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO)
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'AOC « Pouilly-Fuissé » homologué par l'arrêté du 5 novembre 2020— Ministère de l'agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire — Bulletin officiel (BO-AGRI)
- Reference bookThe Oxford Companion to Wine— Oxford University Press
- Trade bodyVins de Bourgogne — site officiel du Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne— Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB)
A Mâconnais appellation for dry white from Chardonnay alone, in four communes — Chaintré, Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly and Vergisson — below the limestone rocks of Solutré and Vergisson. The order of 5 November 2020 recognised twenty-two climats as premier cru. About 800 hectares in 2019.
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