Moillard Pouilly-Fuissé "Sous la Grotte" 2022 750ml

Moillard's roots in Burgundy reach back before the French Revolution — historic documents from Nuits-Saint-Georges confirm the family already owned vineyards at that time — but the house's real transformation into a serious trading operation began in 1850, when Symphorien Moillard purchased wines to fulfill an order too large for his own estate to supply on its own, effectively launching Moillard as a négociant house. That business has since grown into one of Burgundy's top five wineries, now operating as Moillard-Grivot, with meticulous winemaking and aging practices applied across a portfolio spanning both the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, as well as further south into the Mâconnais, where this Pouilly-Fuissé is sourced.

"Sous la Grotte" — literally "under the grotto" — draws its 100% Chardonnay fruit from limestone-clay soils, entirely hand-harvested, with the finished wine given an unusually extended and genuinely notable aging regimen: 8 to 16 months resting sur lie, on the fine lees, before bottling. That kind of patient lees contact builds real textural richness and complexity well beyond what a simpler, quicker Mâconnais white typically delivers. The 2022 vintage earned a Bronze Medal at the International Wine Challenge, a genuine, independently judged confirmation of quality.

The wine pours a golden yellow with emerald reflections, opening with a complex, genuinely luxurious aroma of white stone fruits, nuts, minerals, and vanilla — with time in the glass, siliceous and herbal accents emerge alongside flint, lemon, and grapefruit, developing further complexity through notes of roasted peanut. The palate is full-bodied, creamy, and rounded, carrying fruity and mineral nuances against lively acidity, closing on spicy, floral nuances in a genuinely long aftertaste. Casa Flora's own summary captures the essential character directly: "a warm harmony combining richness, vivacity, and aromatic persistence." This is classic, well-made Pouilly-Fuissé — rich enough to stand up to serious food, with the extended lees aging giving it real textural depth for the price point.

Origins & Craftsmanship

Moillard traces its history in Burgundy to before the French Revolution, when historic documents from Nuits-Saint-Georges confirm the family already held vineyard property in the region. The house's transformation into a genuine trading operation began in 1850, when Symphorien Moillard purchased additional wines to fulfill an order that exceeded what his own domain could supply — the beginning of Moillard's ongoing wine trading business. Today operating as Moillard-Grivot, the house ranks among the top five wineries in Burgundy, applying meticulous winemaking and aging practices across its full portfolio.

This Pouilly-Fuissé is sourced from the "Sous la Grotte" site in the Mâconnais, grown on limestone-clay soils and entirely hand-harvested. Following fermentation, the wine ages 8 to 16 months sur lie — an extended period of lees contact that builds genuine textural richness and complexity. Bottled at 13% ABV. The 2022 vintage was awarded a Bronze Medal at the International Wine Challenge.

Critics Reviews

International Wine Challenge — Bronze Medal (2022 vintage)

The Datai Hotel wine list (professional tasting note):
"Elegant nose with flint and lemon, grapefruit notes. The aromatic finesse finds its complexity with notes of roasted peanuts. The palate is rich..."

Vinodeli (extended tasting note):
"The wine has a golden yellow colour with emerald reflections. The complex, luxurious aroma opens in the glass with shades of white stone fruits, nuts, minerals and vanilla. After a while, the bouquet reveals siliceous and herbal accents. The taste is full-bodied, creamy, rounded, with fruity and mineral nuances, lively acidity and spicy floral nuances in the long aftertaste."

Casa Flora / official (translated):
"White wine with complex aroma of fruits and nuts. Palate marked by a warm harmony combining richness, vivacity, and aromatic persistence."

Tasting Profile

Nose
Golden yellow with emerald reflections. White stone fruit, nuts, mineral, and vanilla lead, joined by flint, lemon, and grapefruit, developing with air into siliceous and herbal accents alongside roasted peanut.

Palate
Full-bodied, creamy, and rounded, with fruity and mineral nuances carried by lively acidity — a genuine warm harmony of richness, vivacity, and aromatic persistence, reflecting the wine's extended time on its lees.

Finish
Long, closing with spicy, floral nuances and lingering mineral character — real textural depth for the appellation, built by 8 to 16 months of sur lie aging.

Quick Overview

Food Pairings

• Seafood and shellfish
• Foie gras
• White meats
• Roast chicken or pork