Pouilly-Fuissé: tilted blocks under the Roche de Solutré
A line from behind the Roche de Solutré, over the rock and down the tilted beds to Fuissé. Tap a layer to read it.
Swipe the plate sideways to see the whole section.
Schematic. The line runs north-west to south-east from the Roche de Solutré to Fuissé. Luquet's Saint-Véran La Grande Bruyère is at Davayé, about 2 km north; the Beaujolais crus are 15 to 25 km south on granite and schist and are listed without pins. The terrain model smooths the cliff, so the rock reads lower than its true 493 m. Only the two main units are drawn, and younger beds on the dip slopes are left out. Dips and the fault are drawn to show the tilted-block structure; the section has not been checked against the BRGM 1:50,000 sheet for Mâcon.
4 layers, youngest at the top
Single vineyards we pour from. Tap one on the plate.
Why the Mâconnais is rounder than the Côte d'Or
- The rock is broken into tilted blocks: west-facing limestone cliffs, with long dip slopes and marl hollows behind them.
- More marl and clay, and more sun: Chardonnay here ripens earlier and fuller.
- Where the limestone is close under the vines (high on the dip slopes), the wines tighten up; that is the logic of the 22 Pouilly-Fuissé premiers crus approved in 2020.
- Saint-Véran wraps around Pouilly-Fuissé on similar ground; Davayé's Grande Bruyère is clay-limestone at 245 m.
Did you knowPouilly-Fuissé had no premiers crus until 2020, when 22 were approved, chosen on history, altitude, slope and soil.
Pas Mal wines on this ground
Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran
- Pouilly-FuisséDomaine Luquet
- Saint-Véran La Grande BruyèreDomaine Luquet
Crémant from the Luquet cellar
- Crémant de Bourgogne ChardonnayDomaine Luquet
Beaujolais, 15 to 25 km south, on granite
- Château du Germain Saint JulienChâteau du Germain
- Brouilly La FolieDomaine Nicolas Rossignol
- Côte de Brouilly ChavannesDomaine Nicolas Rossignol
- Morgon CorceletteDomaine Nicolas Rossignol
Sources: Decanter, Pouilly-Fuissé regional profile; Maison Loron, Pouilly-Fuissé; Château de Beauregard (Burrier), Maréchaude note via Comptoir des Millésimes; Domaine Luquet notes; BRGM 1:50,000 geological map, sheet Mâcon; AWS Terrain Tiles.