Domaine de la Soufrandière : Pouilly-Vinzelles 1er cru "Les Quarts" Cuvée Zen 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Pouilly-Vinzelles 1er cru "Les Quarts" Cuvée Zen 2024 from Domaine de la Soufrandière

Tasting notes

Colour
The wine shows a pale gold hue with brilliant highlights, characteristic of the great white wines of the Mâconnais made from Chardonnay.

Nose
The nose opens with citrus notes, particularly lemon, accompanied by herbal touches reminiscent of lemon verbena and fresh mint. More subtle nuances of beeswax and stone fruit complete this aromatic palette, set against a distinctly mineral backdrop, typical of the "Les Quarts" Climat.

Palate
The palate is juicy, driven by lively acidity and pronounced tension. Stone fruit and citrus notes express themselves with freshness, supported by a marked salinity that carries the wine through a long, zesty finish.

Food and Wine Pairing

This wine is ideal as an aperitif among friends, but it also reveals its full dimension at the table with fish in white sauce, white meats or poultry in creamy sauces, as well as with hard cheeses.

Serving and Cellaring

We recommend opening the Pouilly-Vinzelles 1er cru "Les Quarts" Cuvée Zen 2024 shortly before tasting, or even decanting it, to allow the wine to reveal its full aromatic complexity. In keeping with the ageing potential usually seen in wines from this Climat, it can be cellared for several years while retaining its freshness and tension.

A Pouilly-Vinzelles 1er cru "Les Quarts" of Great Purity from Domaine de la Soufrandière

The Estate

Domaine de la Soufrandière is a family estate founded in 1947 in Vinzelles, in the heart of the Mâconnais, in Burgundy. Now run by the brothers Jean-Philippe, Jean-Guillaume and Jean-Marc Bret, the estate farms its vines organically in the Pouilly-Vinzelles and Pouilly-Fuissé appellations. This exacting approach, combined with meticulous parcel-by-parcel work, gives the estate's wines a strong identity and a faithful expression of their original terroirs.

The Vineyard

This wine comes from the "Les Quarts" Climat, in the Pouilly-Vinzelles appellation, now classified as 1er cru. The vines, farmed organically, are planted on clay-limestone soils rich in iron oxide, on slopes facing east and south-east. All vineyard work is carried out exclusively by hand, respecting the natural balance of the soil.

Vinification and Ageing

The grapes for the Pouilly-Vinzelles 1er cru "Les Quarts" Cuvée Zen 2024 are harvested by hand, then whole-bunch pressed. Vinification and ageing are carried out with a constant concern to limit inputs in order to preserve the purity of the fruit and the expression of the terroir, followed by further maturation in tank.

Grape Variety

100% Chardonnay, the emblematic grape variety of the Pouilly-Vinzelles appellation.