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Domaine J.A. Ferret

According to caviste Robert Gaillardon, the 2002 vintage produced balanced wines with a lot of material. It wasn't a particularly sunny growing season, he added, but late picking allowed the estate to bring in grapes with potential alcohol typically in the 14. 5% range. The overall yield for the domain averaged 58 hectoliters per hectare, said Gaillardon. Like most estates in the area, Domaine Ferret does not own a table de trie but whereas most Maconnais estates eliminate rotten or underripe fruit in the vines during the harvest, Gaillardon told me that triage was not essential. Instead, he carries out a longer debourbage settling of the wine following the fermentation] to eliminate any off tastes in the wines. By most accounts, this domain possesses some of the finest vineyards in the Pouilly-Fuisse appellation (Ferret owns 10 hectares in Pouilly and 4. 3 in Vergisson), which means some of the best land in the Maconnais. Yet I found a few of these wines to be in need of more clarity and energy, with more than one 2001 bottling showing distinct signs of oxidation. The first three of the 2002s reviewed below are special bottlings for the U.S. importer.

From Focus on the Maconnais (Jan 2004) by Stephen Tanzer

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2001 Pouilly-Fuisse Les Menetrieres

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