Famille Vincent
Famille Vincent "JJ" Bourgogne Blanc 2022
About
“JJ” Bourgogne Blanc is a tribute to Jean Jacques Vincent who has managed the family domaine of Château Fuissé for 40 years. It is a distinctive wine exclusively from the southern part of Burgundy near Mâcon and Pouilly-Fuissé. Naturally rich soils with a high proportion of clay in the region give the wines a rich, mineral character. Because the summer temperatures are generally higher in the Macon than in northern Burgundy, the wines are rich and ripe fruit character and soft acidity.
Terroir
Our selections are from within the area of the Mâconnais region. This sub-region of Burgundy offers naturally rich soils with lots of clay but also vineyards situated at altitude with limestone soils conveying mineral character and freshness to the wines. The summer temperatures are generally higher than the average in Burgundy allowing richer and riper fruit character to the wines and a softer acidity. The riper skins add-on to the forward, sometimes even exotic fruitiness with hints of brioche.
Vinification
To respect the integrity of the grapes we prefer handpicked grapes and special care is given to the transport and conveying until the presses (whole bunch pressing). We use pneumatic presses with graduate progressive pressing (max. 2 bars), adaptable to the quality and maturity of each harvest. The juice is pumped directly into stainless decantation tanks (débourbage).
After 12 hours of static rest, we separate the clear juice from the top and eliminate the remaining depot of the tank (heavy bourbes). We then start the alcoholic fermentation on fine lees in stainless tanks followed generally by the malolactic fermentation.
Each of our plots are vinified separately and blended progressively after racking and regular tasting by our wine-maker Antoine Vincent. If necessary, a fining is applied with bentonite (natural clay) and a light filtration. The final Cuvée will rest for an extended period in temperature-controlled tanks until the bottling.