Pouilly-Fumé ‘Les Pierres de Pierre’
In 2004, as a young winegrower at that time, Pierre-François MASSON had the opportunity to
purchase old vines on flint soils from the slope of Saint-Andelain.
- Grape : 100% Sauvignon Blanc
- Vineyard surface : 1 Ha 50, aged between 30 and 55 years old
- Soil : Flint (silex)
- Exposition : south/south-west
- Production : ~ 10 000 bottles depending on years
- Work in the vines :
∼ Since 1980 : abandonment of chemical fertiliser on all of our vines.
∼ Since 2002 : abandonment of herbicide on all 21 Hectares of vines.
∼ Since 2006 : abandonment of insecticide on all 21 Hectares of vines.
∼ Mildew control : we use the bare minimum of fungicide, but not only copper, which we
think the accumulation in the soils would be harmful for them in the long term.
∼ Rainwater collection to fight mildew with demineralised water and thus reduce as much
as possible the dose used.
The vines are lightly hoed and regularly tilled by hand. Only organic amendments
officially agreed for Organic Farming are used at the end of autumn. Treatments are
reduced to bare necessities in order to protect fauna and soils, which are crucial for an
appropriate development of the vegetation.
- Vinification : fermentation in stainless steel tanks after cold settling, long conservation on
very fine lees, cold tartaric precipitation, no malolactic fermentation, sulphite rate in
accordance with biodynamic principles : ≤ 100mg/l., suitable for vegans.
- Keeping : 4 to 6 years, apogee from the 2nd or 3rd year.
- Wine-master’s advice : Served alone at 12°C or on a platter of seafood, crustaceans, fish,
poultry, white meat and cheese (goat and sheep’s cheese, Comté).
The tense and vibrant attack gives then way to
fatness and roundness. Its high minerality
and its length in mouth allow a great variety of
matches such as cod loin with hollandaise
sauce, grilled lobster and crystallised lemon,
monkfish tail with piment d’Espelette or
sweetbread and truffles juice.
Domaine MASSON-BLONDELET SAS
VIGNERONS PAR PASSION DEPUIS 7 GENERATIONS
Pouilly-Fumé ‘Les Pierres de Pierre’
WINE ENTHUSIAST
January 2019 : 91/100
Les Pierres de Pierre 2018 : « This crisp,
steely-textured wine is still young. Its taut
texture is balanced with green apples and ripe
pears. The acidity is still bright, forward and
needs time to soften. Drink from 2020. » Roger
Voss
Bettane & Desseauve Guide :
2020 Vintage 2018 15/20
2016 Vintage 2014 14,5 / 20
2014 Vintage 2012 14 / 20
Cuisine et Vins de France, Feb. Mar. 2016,
Vintage 2014 selected among 50 PF.
“Stemming from a flinty soil, where the
sauvignon blanc offers a more concentrated and
complex approach with a nose on the honey and
the almonds, and a harmonious mouth with a
lively and intense finish. To satisfy a grilled
lobster.”
Gault & Millau :
"The most precise of Pouilly-Fume range of the
Domaine. We appreciate its thin and sharp
frame, with iodine flavor. Salivating final among
citrus fruits. Mouth is tonic but posts an
excellent substance. Wine-tasting in August
2015."
2016 Vintage 2014 15/20
2015 Vintage 2013 15,5/20
2014 Vintage 2011 14 / 20
2011 Vintage 2009 14,5 / 20
2010 Vintage 2008 16 / 20
2009 Vintage 2007 17 / 20
2008 Vintage 2006 17 / 20
2007 Vintage 2005 17,5 / 20
2006 Vintage 2004 89 / 100
Gault & Millau, vintage 2011, January 2014 :
« For the nose, we are between asparagus and
apricot, we feel the pebble which also plays with
the green mango. The mouth is powerful and
maintained by this typical vegetal tension
reminding the boxwood. A fruity ending, but
short. »
Le Point, Wine Special Edition Sept. 5th 2019,
Les Pierres de Pierre 2018 : 17/20 « Solar nose,
white fruit, spicy mouth, taut, fresh, mineral, long,
peppery persistence. » Jacques Dupont
Le Point, Wine Special Edition Sept. 9th 2010,
Les Pierres de Pierre 2008 : 14,5/20 « Spicy, rich
in mouth, tense, vibrant. A powerful wine. ». Jacques
Dupont
La Revue du Vin de France, vintage 2007,
February 2009 ranked among the
Cuvées remarquables
" … it is this last one we find the most vivid and
accomplished in its definition of a terroir of flint. Its
delicate texture and tense finish reveal themselves
in the 2007." 16,5/20
L’Express, Vineyards of Centre France
Special Edition, June-July 2007 vintages 2005 :
" A smoked minerality on the finish. Longawaited when you love the Sauvignon cultivated
on the Loire terroir. " 16/20
‘Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France’
La Revue du Vin de France :
«Toned up by the character of its flints (silex),
Les Pierres de Pierre is more delicate and airy
than Villa Paulus »
2016 Vintage 2014 described above
2015 Vintage 2013 15,5/20
2014 Vintage 2012 16/20
2013 Vintage 2011 15,5 / 20
2012 Vintage 2010 15 / 20
2012 Vintage 2009 15 / 20
2011 Vintage 2008 16 / 20
2010 Vintage 2007 16 / 20
2009 Vintage 2007 16 / 20
2009 Vintage 2006 15 / 20
2008 Vintage 2006 14 / 20
2007 Vintage 2005 16 / 20
2006 Vintage 2004 8,5 / 10
Ranked among the ’’RÉUSSITES’’ (Success) in
La Revue du Vin de France, June 2013 Special
Edition Vintage 2012, page 175 : « Crispy and ripe,
shaded and fine, marked with a subtle freshness,
very well-balanced».
Preis:
0,00 IVA 22% incl.
Abstufung: | 13 |
art: | vino bianco |
weingut: | DOMAINE MASSON-BLONDELET |
rebe: | sauvignon |
jahr: | 2019 |
kapazität: | 0.75 LT |
nation: | Francia |
region: | Loira |
provinz: | Nievre |
platz: | Poully sur Loire |
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