| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Burgundy > Mâconnais |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
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Mineral freshness the nose is bright the start of the palate has flinty crispness There is mid sweetness the richness of melon and ripe greengage creamy depth of flavour. Fresher at the back a mineral and citrus mix the finish is racy, fragrant and long. 2019-25
This cuvée of Pouilly Fuissé is called CC as it comes from the vineyards "Côtes" and "Carmentrans". The total production is a mere 180 cases and this is an opulent, more forward style of wine than the more backward "Tri des Hauts de Vignes" cuvée. Pale lemon in colour, with an exuberant nose of peaches and cream, with a hint of vanilla pod. The palate is rich and seductive, with ripe stone fruits and a tropical hint of pineapple and melon. Acid tames this richness, adding a hint of freshness to the creamy, voluptuous texture. Long and ripe on the finish, this is a juicy and immediate wine, that can be drunk over the next 2-3 years.
Aromas of ripe lemons and buttered orchard fruit introduce the 2016 Pouilly-Fuissé C C, a full-bodied, open-knit wine that's succulent and easygoing. This wine is analogous with the Mâcon-Pierreclos En Crazy in that it contains the press wine from Guffens's top Pouilly-Fuissé cuvées—in addition to juice from the lieux-dits of Côte and Carmentrans whose initials give it its name. Like the En Crazy, it's adapted for early consumption. Guffens calls it his "restaurant wine."
The cuvée C.C. is normally one of the more open-knit, facile wines in the Guffens-Heynen cellar, and the generous yields of the vintage (50 hL/ha here – still considerably less than what most Mâconnais growers harvested) have reinforced that tendency. Notes of melon and preserved lemon are followed by a sapid, supple and attractively fresh wine which misses a bit of intensity and mid-palate depth—at least by Guffens’ lofty standards.
