Pouilly-Fuissé

The most distinguished wine appellation in the Mâconnais region, Pouilly-Fuissé encompasses 4 towns nestled at the foot of a famous limestone spur called the Roche de Solutré.

It grows only Chardonnay.

The area has had its ups and downs. In the 1970’s, Pouilly-Fuissé gained a fascination with mechanical winemaking and pesticides. This earned it a reputation of overpriced, acidic and diluted wines.

Since then, the area has reinvented itself. According to the New York Times, Pouilly-Fuissé has “delicious wines that speak of their terroir and do the region proud.”

Its wines tend to break down into two styles: the crisper, more steely style typical of the Mâconnais wines (an example being Domaine Sangouard’s Au Gaulia); and a richer, more concentrated style similar to white Burgundies from the Côte de Beaune (as are Domaine Thibert’s Vignes Blanches or Ménétrières).