Domaine BARRAUD (Vergisson) -- Wines Recently Tasted, Mostly from 2020

This excellent domaine has been working organically and biodynamically for 15 years, but has not made the effort to be so certified.


2020 Mâcon-Chaintré   Les Pierres Polies

The nose of this wine is pure, mineral, and citric. The mouth is smooth and pure, the mineral flavors well-defined, and there is good length. 90/A


2020 Saint-Véran   En Crèche

The nose is more reticent than that of the Mâcon-Chaintré. In the mouth, there’s more volume with richness, length, voluptuousness, and minerality. 91(+)/A


2020 Saint-Véran   Les Pommards

This wine is rich, pure, and deep with more penetration than the En Crèche.  92(+)/A


2020 Pouilly-Fuissé   Alliance

Grapes from six different parcels go into this wine, the vines are between 45 and 65 years of age. The nose shows ripe, pure pear fruit. The mouth is intense, balanced, and fresh. 92/A


2020 Pouilly-Fuissé   1er Cru  La Maréchaude   Clos de la Verchère

This excellent wine is smooth, round, silky, and pure. From vines planted between 1947 and 1969. 93/A


2019 Pouilly-Fuissé    En France

With the new classification, this wine will be 1er Cru beginning with the 2020 vintage. The wine is dense, pure, silky, complex, and fresh.  93/A