Domaine Olivier Merlin Pouilly-Fuissé Les Chevrières 2021 Size::6 Bottle Case toasty yeast autolysis

toasty yeast autolysis

Handpicked in late March

Muenchberg means the “mountain of the monks” and was first planted in the 12th century by the Cistercian monks

but with a surprising freshness to the wine

The wine undergoes Malolactic fermentation in tank and is kept on MLF lees for an extended period of time to soften the wine

Domaine Olivier Merlin Pouilly-Fuissé Les Chevrières 2021 Size::6 Bottle Case toasty yeast autolysisThis vineyard is situated in the village of Chaintr, and Olivier draws comparisons to the neighbouring Clos des Quarts. The difference, he explains, is that Chevrires is more fruity and less mineral. He lost about 35% of the crop to frost and has 9 barrels of sturdy and earthily satisfying wine.