100% Chardonnay

"Rich and creamy in texture, this offers flavors of white flowers, peach and melon, backed by mineral and pastry accents. Lively and beautifully balanced, this has a long aftertaste of lemon and baking spices." -Wine Spectator

In the village of Pouilly, in the middle of the Pouilly-Fuissé AOC lies Domaine du Roc des Boutires. The winery’s name draws on both terroir and tradition: its proximity with the Roche de Solutré, an emblem of the appellation and a testament to the extraordinary geologic richness of this vineyard; as well as the domaine’s settlement in the very heart of one of the best terroirs of the appellation – “Aux Bouthières.”

In the ancient French vocabulary, a “boutière” was a secondary road that mule skinners used for the transportation of oils and wines in remote parts of the country. The vineyard of Domaine du Roc des Boutires is only 5 kilometers west of the ancient Roman track of Via Agrippa, on a very small road which now leads to the village of Solutré, the hills of the Mâconnais and the plains of the Charolais. Every name here has a story!

Domaine du Roc des Boutires has 4.2 hectares on an east-west oriented strip at the same latitude of the village of Pouilly on Jurassic limestone interlaced with clay and shale, the same substratum as the premiers and grands crus of the Côte d’Or. The vines of Chardonnay, mostly planted in the beginning of the 1970s, are flowering here with the greatest respect for the natural environment. All wines come from the estate vineyard exclusively.