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2015 Chateau Quarts Clos Quarts Pouilly FuisseChardonnay from France

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"Château des Quarts was created in 2012 through a joint partnership between two old friends, Dominique Lafon and Olivier Merlin. For over a decade, Olivier had tasked himself w...

  • 93 Neal Martin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  • 92 Stephen Tanzer - Vinous Media
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Ratings:

93

"The 2015 Pouilly-Fuisse Clos Des Quarts is the joint venture resurrecting this property between Olivier and Dominique Lafon that debuted in 2012. "We have started to plow the vineyard and using only sulfur and copper," Olivier told me. "We have seen a big change in terms of acidity, balance between sugar and acidity, lower pH. You can really see that with the 2015." This latest release has a very detailed and focused bouquet with subtle mineral, white flower, blackcurrant leaf and a hint of aniseed. The palate is very well defined with crisp acidity, very focused and precise with superb mineralité. This is the most intense Château des Quarts that I have tasted since the takeover—just a compelling Mâconnais wine from two people who know how to make it."

92 Stephen Tanzer - Vinous Media

"(from rocky limestone soil): Bright, light yellow. Strong yet delicate scents of peach, flowers, stone and menthol. Wonderfully dense but fine-grained and airy, saturating the mouth with mandarin zest, spice and mineral perfume. Not a particularly large-scaled or powerful wine in the context of 2015 but really saturates the mouth and rises on the aftertaste. Boasts an exhilarating balance of sweetness and acidity and finishes suave, long and weightless. Production was 42 hectoliters in 2015, vs. 48 in 2014 and 50 in 2016, according to Olivier Merlot, who co-owns this property with Dominique Lafon and makes the wine in his cellar in La Roche-Vineuse."

Product Description:

"Château des Quarts was created in 2012 through a joint partnership between two old friends, Dominique Lafon and Olivier Merlin. For over a decade, Olivier had tasked himself with sourcing and making wine from the best sites within Pouilly-Fuissé. After buying grapes from Clos des Quarts for several vintages, he was one of the first approached with the news that it was for sale. Having been already convinced of the terroir's integrity he jumped on the opportunity. The vineyard, is located in Chaintré, the southernmost village of Pouilly-Fuissé. At just over 2 hectares, the oldest vines are almost a century old and are planted on clay-limestone soils."-Importer

Product Detail

Item # 108892
Country France
Region Burgundy
Sub-Region Pouilly Fuisse
Ratings

93 - Neal Martin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

92 - Stephen Tanzer - Vinous Media

Vintage 2015
Color White
ABV 13.5%
Varietal(s) Chardonnay
Size 750mL
Closure Cork
Features
Taste apple, pear, peach, apricot, lemon, lime, orange, pineapple, kiwi, butter, cream and vanilla
Nose apple, pear, peach, apricot, lemon, lime, orange, pineapple, kiwi, butter, cream and vanilla