Pouilly-Fuissé Les Brûlés 2016

"With its full southern exposure, this vineyard has enough summer heat to merit its nickname of “the burning vineyard.” Of course, the wine that comes from here is impressively rich, full of ripe yellow fruits with a textured character. It is dense and will certainly age. Drink from 2021."

"The 2016 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Brûlés is a richer, ampler wine than the Combottes, wafting from the glass with notes of musky peach, citrus blossom and a spicy framing of new oak. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and foursquare, with good tangy acids and a saline finish despite its scale and power. It's matured in 100% new wood, but it has digested it remarkably well."

"Lush and spicy, displaying clove, nutmeg and cinnamon flavors. Feels a tad soft, despite some apple-accented acidity, with moderate length. Drink now."

"(13.6% alcohol; this full south-facing vineyard was picked first in 2016, on September 15; the estate made just six barrels of wine, or 12 hectoliters per hectare, as the hailstorm cut yields by 70%; aged in 100% new oak): Bright yellow with green highlights. Aromas of yellow peach, brown spices and vanillin oak. Quite oaky on the palate but leavened by a limestone pungency. ("We like to catch the limestone component of marl, which is very saline," noted Vincent.) Best today on the tactile, salty, surprisingly long finish. This is less extreme than I would have expected, considering the tiny yield and very early harvest date."

"(from vines that face due south and aged in 100% new oak). More evident wood fights somewhat with the riper aromas of pear and apple compote that exhibit a pretty floral element. As is usually the case there is more volume and richness to the intense and relatively powerful medium-bodied flavors that culminate in a lingering and firm finish. This is notably more austere and restrained than usual and will definitely benefit from some bottle age. "