Domaine Sangouard
2011 Pouilly-Fuissé Au Gaulia
This is a ripe, rustic and young wine. Unlike the Pouilly-Fuissé from Domaine Thibert Père & Fils, which requires aging, Sangouard’s Pouilly-Fuissé is ready to drink right now!
Butter, hay, bright lemon, smoke, and flint meld on a youthful nose. Light-bodied, with lively, lemony acidity, stony minerality, and a lengthy finish. Vibrant and refreshing. Finely tuned—with an instrument’s precision—tension, precise structure, clean fruit flavors and an appetizing savory note on the finish. The texture is rounded with a slight creaminess. This is just beginning to become approachable. Should be hitting its stride in 2015–2016.
Food pairing: Shellfish, Japanese food, goat cheese
Fruit-driven but balanced, with a touch of oak influence apparent. Pear and grapefruit are the leading players with vanilla in a supporting role. There’s abundant, lingering citrus on the finish, the acidity nicely balancing the ripeness of the fruit. A bottle to keep in your cellar until around 2016 or to enjoy now with shellfish.
Food pairing: Shellfish
The Creator of This Wine
Domaine Sangouard
Direct and plain-spoken, Vincent Sangouard eschews the spotlight and quietly draws from his family’s long winemaking heritage to produce Mâcon and Beaujolais wines that are easy to like and have caught the attention of value-seeking connaisseurs, both locally and abroad.
| Producer: | Domaine Sangouard |
| Region: | Burgundy |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Maturity: | 2013-2015 |
| Alcohol: | 13% |
| Bottle size: | 750ml |
| Color: | White |
| Varietal: | Chardonnay |
| Flavors: | Pear, Citrus, Butter |
| Body: | Light-Medium |
| Soul: | Crisp |
