Maranges, Blanc, La Fussière, 1er Cru, 2019
Tremendous value. A remarkably consistent wine that delivers character and intensity year after year. This is no exception - concentrated, sharp-focused flavours of citrus rind with a touch of yellow plum. Fleshy but without being unctuous or tiring, the dry stone minerally finish re-focuses and contrasts the fruit perfectly. So much quality and terroir character for the money. Fermentation and elevage take place in 350 litre barrels, with no battonage, for 18 months. This comes from the higher part of the Fussière vineyard where the poor soil is well suited to producing white wines.
critic reviews
The 2019 Maranges 1er Cru La Fussiere Blanc unwinds in the glass with notes of pear, stone fruit, smoke, white flowers and praline. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, with lively acids and a saline finish, it derives from three parcels in this limestone-rich climat.
The 2019 Maranges La Fussières 1er Cru Blanc had a very late malo that finished a month before my visit. Granny Smith apple, freshly sliced pear and a squeeze of lemon form the well-defined nose, whilst the palate is effervescent on the entry, taut and linear with a tense, saline finish. It’s strictness is its virtue.