Clos des Rocs - Macon-Fuissé 'En Vers Chânes' 2020

 Olivier Giroux purchased the Saint-Philibert estate near Fuissé, south of the Mâconnais, in 2002 and named it 'CLOS des ROCS.' He then carefully managed the vines and turned the entire estate to organic farming, ensuring that his wines are the truest representation of the wonderful soils from which they are sourced. The estate, which consists nearly entirely of a single plot on an east-facing slope, spans 10 hectares of vines from the Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Fuissé appellations. The vines have an average age of more than 60 years. Olivier Giroux is a talented and energetic young winemaker who creates wines in his image: enjoyable and healthy, with a very expressive and round palate.

Clos des Rocs’s Mâcon-Fuissé comes from a 0.25-hectare planting in the highest-altitude parcel of the commune of Fuissé: En Vers Chânes, a remarkably steep site with soils of granite and clay-limestone. Broader and more profoundly mineral-driven than the Mâcon-Loché, it spends 12 months in used 500-liter barrels with no batonnage performed. Oliver produces only around two thousand bottles per vintage.