2022 Chateau du Clos Pouilly-Fuissé 1er 'Hommage à Léonard Chandon' 750Ml Bottle

This is the best 3 or 4 barrels from the estate, i.e. the 4ha walled enclosure. Usually there are 65 barrels in total (which equates to less than 35 hl/ha for the whole plot – less than most grand crus!), so this cuvée represents the best 5% of the grapes, and it’s given 100% new oak. I tasted a 2018 last week, and I’m very sad that I only have 5 bottles left, it’s a powerful but elegant wine, ageing nicely and it is still quite youthful! This cuvée does not always initially look better than the 1er Cru Pouilly above, but I am happy to take the advise of Frederic Burrier who makes this every year and he knows he will be keeping it for a long time, and showing it over the decades to special guests, friends, journalists and also his family; so it must be better in the fullness of time. Randall

“Fractionally fuller yellow, the nose a little less striking than the aromatics of the regular 1er Cru, not a question of over-oaking but the detail is currently hidden by the extra elevage. The fruit breaks through the wood on the palate, but it is all much tighter. Waves of fruit keep coming back across the palate. Clearly very fine, just less striking right now.” Jasper Morris. " 94 points - Jasper Morris