Domaine de Maltaverne Pouilly-Fume 2025 vs Mâcon-Lugny Les Charmes, Albert Bichot 2021
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Domaine de Maltaverne Pouilly-Fume 2025 currently starts £0.01 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £23.99 | £24.00 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Pouilly Fume | Albert Bichot |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Sauvignon Blanc | Chardonnay |
| Region | Loire | Burgundy |
| Sweetness | Dry | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Domaine de Maltaverne Pouilly-Fume 2025
Domaine de Maltaverne Pouilly-Fumé is a benchmark expression of Sauvignon Blanc from one of the Loire 's most quietly assured producers. Gilles Maudry farms his kimmeridgian-soiled vineyards organically and vinifies with a rare hands-off conviction, producing a dry white wine of striking mineral precision and genuine depth. A wine that rewards those who seek out fine French white wine at its most authentic. Why You'll Love It This is Pouilly-Fumé at its most characterful. Where many producers in the appellation curtail malolactic fermentation to preserve sharp acidity, Gilles Maudry allows it to run its full natural course, a deliberate and rare choice that adds texture and roundness without sacrificing the wine's signature mineral edge. Fifteen months on fine lees build further complexity, resulting in a wine that is simultaneously crisp and richly layered. Outstanding quality from a producer who lets the terroir do the talking. Vineyard & Production The vineyards are planted on kimmeridgian soil, fossilised clay-chalk prized for its ability to deliver low yields and exceptional mineral intensity, with south-southwest-facing slopes for maximum sun exposure. The vineyard is managed organically. Harvesting is carried out by hand and machine depending on conditions. In the winery, fermentation is driven entirely by indigenous yeasts, full malolactic fermentation runs its natural course, and the wine spends 15 months in contact with fine lees, enriching flavour and freshness. The estate's distinctive label depicts ammonite fossil shells found in the vineyard, sketched by a wine lover after a memorable tasting. Tasting Notes Ripe gooseberry and guava on the nose, with citrus zest and a classic herbaceous lift. On the palate, the wine is steely and dry with a thread of gunflint minerality running through the mid-palate. Elegant and multi-layered, with a long, fresh finish. Awarded 92/100 by WINE Magazine: "Lemon zest on the nose and the palate. Ripe guava, good acidity,
Mâcon-Lugny Les Charmes, Albert Bichot 2021
Fruit-forwarded on the nose, bursting with notes of blossom, peach and citrus. Beautifully ripe with a fine line of acidity, this is top stuff. Albert Bichot's impressive range goes all the way up to crazily rare Grands Crus (with hefty price tags to match!), yet we've always been thrilled by their entry-level range of Burgundies. The whites, whether from the Macon, Chablis or Beaune, always offer incredible value for money, whilst the reds capture everything we love about Pinot Noir, with abundant red fruit, great freshness and a wonderful spicy finish.
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