White
Vieilles Vignes
Pouilly-Vinzelles · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- White
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Country
- France
- Region
- Pouilly-Vinzelles
- Appellation
- Pouilly-Vinzelles
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled fish · seafood · Caesar salad · lemon risotto
Rated vintages
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201689 pts
A selection from a single plot of 40- to 70-year-old vines, this full-bodied wine is juicy with a tight texture that comes from the terroir. It offers a crisp edge as well as bright acidity, the apple fruits lifted further by a lemon streak. Drink from 2019.
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201490 pts
This mineral, structured wine is full of lemon, crisp green apple and fragrant acidity. It's ripe while also fresh and taut. A tangy texture shoots through the wine, giving a refreshing aftertaste.
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201387 pts
From vines that are up to 70 years old, this is a single-parcel wine. It is rich, with some good concentration and a mineral edge. Ripe apricot and apple fruits are combined with a tight acidity that suggests the need to age. Drink from late 2015.
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201287 pts
Full and ripe with rich fruit, fresh acidity and delicious layers of citrus and green plum flavors. It's a textured wine, showing fruit skin tautness as well as dense structure and the potential for aging. Drink from 2016.