93pts Wine Enthusiast- Editor's Choice

Fresh and vibrant, this wine opens with lively aromas of ripe lemon zest, white tea, lemongrass, and an ocean breeze. On the palate, the wine is beautifully textured, clinging to stone minerality, with straw and pithy notes that create a perfect framework for light citrus and subtle smokiness. Delicate, elegant, and drinking wonderfully now. 

Tasting Notes

The brilliant color has lovely golden, sparkling highlights. A unique concentration is immediately apparent in the glass. The bouquet is highly complex, with aromas of orange peel, citrus, jasmine and a touch of saline on the finish, reminiscent of the nobility of the cru. The palate is round and unctuous, underpinned by salivating acidity. This is a racy, multi-dimensional wine that expresses the grandeur of this emblematic locality.

Vineyard Notes

Just outside the hamlet of Pouilly, Aux Bouthières PouillyFuissé Premier Cru marks the end of a long, premier crugraced slope that starts just outside Fuissé. The vineyard itself lies just north of the eponymous hamlet of Pouilly, and sits at the very northern end of an east-facing slope that runs for roughly two kilometers (1.2 miles) from Fuissé in the south and boasts a number of premier cru vineyards along its length. Aux Bouthières was one of 22 sites promoted to Premier Cru status in 2020.

Winery Notes

In the village of Pouilly, in the middle of the Pouilly-Fuissé AOC lies Domaine du Roc des Boutires. The winery’s name draws on both terroir and tradition:its proximity with the  Roche de Solutré, an emblem of the appellation and a testament to the extraordinary geologic richness of this vineyard; as well as the domaine’s settlement in the very heart of one of the best terroirs of the appellation —“Aux Bouthières.” 

In the ancient French vocabulary, a “boutière” was a secondary road that mule skinners used for the transportation of oils and wines in remote parts of the country. The vineyard of Domaine du Roc des Boutires is only 5 kilometers (3.12 miles) west of the ancient Roman track of Via Agrippa, on a very small road which now leads to the village of Solutré, the hills of the Mâconnais and the plains of the Charolais.