What does Pouilly-Fuisse taste like?

What does Pouilly-Fuissé taste like?

Pouilly-Fuissé Wine Characteristics On the palate, there are refreshing citrus and peach notes and a mineral taste. Pouilly Fuisse wine has an alcohol content of 13%, delightful oak flavor hints, and a smokey aftertaste due to the wine’s old oak barrel aging.

Is Pouilly-Fuissé sweet or dry?

Pouilly-Fuissé is a dry white wine made from Chardonnay grapes. It is pale and refreshing, often quite delicate, and often shows a clear oak influence. On average these wines sell for much less than the white wines of Côte de Beaune to the north.

What is the difference between Pouilly-Fuissé and Chardonnay?

To add to the confusion, Pouilly-Fumé is not made from Chardonnay, but is instead made from 100 percent Sauvignon Blanc. Again, this appellation, too, only allows for white wines to be made from Sauvignon Blanc. The term “fumé” translates to smoke.

Is Pouilly-Fuissé a good wine?

Pouilly-Fuisse Wine They are produced exclusively from Chardonnay grapes grown in the communes of Chaintré, Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly and Vergisson. The typical Pouilly-Fuissé wine is full-bodied, ripe and relatively elegant, with the best examples rivaling the finer wines of the Côte de Beaune.

What does Pouilly-Fuissé pair with?

Recommended Pairings: The mineral notes are pairing well with seafood. The well-balanced acidity goes nicely with white meat like veal or poultry, and for sure goat cheese. Its rich aromatic notes pair well with spicy and exotic foods and the acidity will also support sushi and sashimi.

How do you serve Pouilly Fuisse?

They will be just perfect as an aperitif with cheese puffs and gougères. For starters, they will happily accompany prawns, scallops and fish terrine. As a main course, try them on your grilled or fried fish (trout, smelt, white fish), frogs, roasted chicken or other grilled white meat (filet mignon, veal chop…).

Does Pouilly Fume go with turkey?

With Christmas turkey stuffed with white pudding A fruity dry white wine like a Chablis (Bourgogne) or a Pouilly-Fumé (Loire) will be ideal.

What does Pouilly Fuisse pair well with?

Does Pouilly Fume go with chicken?

POUILLY-FUMÉ & POUILLY-SUR-LOIRE Pouilly-Fumé wines made with Sauvignon Blanc are crisp: they pair beautifully with tomato tarts, mussels with a mignonette, and lemon-herbed grilled chicken. Chasselas grapes are used to make the fruity Pouilly-sur-Loire wines.