The Premiers Crus of Pouilly-Fuissé and friends, with Charles Curtis MW – Tuesday 12th May

The hunt for good-value white Burgundy is something of a holy grail, but according to Charles Curtis MW, the Mâconnais is the place to go.

‘There are unquestionably wines produced there today that are the equal of the renowned wines of the Côte d’Or and Chablis,’ writes Charles in his profile of the region for Decanter magazine.

But while Chablis and the Côte d’Or are richly endowed with village, premier-cru and grand-cru wines, the Mâconanais has traditionally been home to an ocean of regional-level wine, relatively few village-level appellations, only a handful of premiers crus and no grands crus.

That, however, is slowly changing. Five years ago, a suite of sites in the region’s most renowned appellation, Pouilly-Fuissé, were designated premier cru; last year, a further raft was announced for neighbouring Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly Vinzelles.

We are delighted to welcome Charles, the former head of wine for Christie’s auction house in both the Americas and Asia, author of The Original Grands Crus of Burgundy, and Decanter’s Burgundy correspondent, back to the Club to explore this rapidly evolving appellation. We invite you to join him to discover the names to know.

The wines we will be tasting (missing vintages TBC):
2023 Pouilly-Fuissé, Premier Cru Sur La Roche, Domaine Rijckaert
2023 Pouilly-Fuissé, Premier Cru La Maréchaude, Domaine Rijckaert
2023 Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru Les Crays, Domaine Eric Forest
2021 Pouilly-Fuissé, Premier Cru Les Ménétrières, Domaine Ferret
2024 Pouilly-Vinzelles, Premier Cru Les Quarts Zen, Domaine de la Soufrandière
2023 Pouilly-Vinzelles, Premier Cru Les Longeays, Domaine de la Soufrandière
2022 Pouilly-Fuissé, Premier Cru Clos des Quarts, Château des Quarts
Pouilly-Fuissé, Premier Cru Le Clos Reyssier, Domaine Marcel Couturier
Pouilly-Fuissé, Premier Cru Sur La Roche, Maison Verget
Pouilly-Fuissé, Premier Cru Vers Crâs, Domaine Sophie Cinier
Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru Le Clos (monopole), Chateau-Fuissé
Pouilly-Fuissé, Premier Cru Aux Bouthières, Domaine Roc des Boutires

St. James’s Room
Tuesday 12th May
18:30 – Welcome reception
19:00 – Masterclass starts
20:30 – Masterclass ends

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