The 2024 Verget Pouilly-Fuissé Terres de Pierres is a beautifully refined and mineral-driven Chardonnay from one of the Mâconnais’ benchmark producers. Crafted by Jean-Marie Guffens from carefully selected limestone-rich vineyard parcels across Pouilly-Fuissé, the wine reflects Verget’s meticulous sourcing and élevage philosophy, balancing ripe fruit concentration with freshness, precision and terroir transparency. “Terres de Pierres” — meaning “lands of stones” — highlights the stony limestone soils that give the wine its hallmark chalky tension and mineral clarity. The 2024 vintage delivers remarkable energy and aromatic purity, making this an especially vibrant and elegant expression of Pouilly-Fuissé. The nose reveals preserved lemon, ripe pear and white peach layered alongside white flowers, wet stone and subtle toasted hazelnut notes, giving the wine impressive lift and complexity.
On the palate, it is light to medium-bodied with vibrant natural acidity, silky texture and a tightly focused mineral core. Layers of citrus oil, orchard fruit and delicate lees complexity are balanced by saline freshness and deep limestone tension, finishing long, dry and beautifully persistent with excellent precision and finesse. Careful élevage in a combination of stainless steel and older oak barrels preserves the wine’s crystalline purity while adding subtle richness and structural depth without overwhelming the energetic character of the fruit. The wine captures the balance of generosity and minerality that defines top Pouilly-Fuissé, while remaining remarkably accessible in youth.
Ben’s Recommendation:
The 2024 Verget Pouilly-Fuissé Terres de Pierres is a superb southern Burgundy Chardonnay — mineral, layered and beautifully refined with outstanding freshness and balance. Perfect with scallops, roast chicken, lobster, creamy risotto or refined seafood dishes. Enjoy now through 2038+.
