In the glass
Aroma: citrus, white peach, white flower, mineral
Palate: lemon, hazelnut, chalk, saline
A precise, terroir-driven Pouilly-Fuisse with citrus, white peach and a saline, mineral finish.
What it pairs with
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Cervelle de canut
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The herbed fromage blanc sharpens a mineral Chardonnay's citrus and keeps the finish clean.
History
Verget, Jean-Marie Guffens's negociant, makes precise Maconnais whites.
- 1990 — Maison Verget founded
Facts
- Producer
- Maison Verget
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- Village (Maconnais, AOC)
- Oak
- Around 12 months in French oak, part new
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 30 to 55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990