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Fumy meaning4/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ^ "OT Sauldre & Sologne - Gastronomy".^ "Histoire Le vignoble de Pouilly au fil des siècles" (in French).^ "Décret n° 2009-1307 du 27 octobre 2009 relatif aux appellations d'origine contrôlées « Reuilly », « Sancerre », « Quincy », « Coteaux du Giennois », « Menetou-Salon », « Pouilly-Fumé » ou « Blanc Fumé de Pouilly » « Pouilly-sur-Loire », « Jurançon », « Gaillac » et « Gaillac premières côtes »".^ "Décret n° 2011-784 du 28 juin 2011 relatif aux appellations d'origine contrôlées « Pouilly-Fumé » ou « Blanc Fumé de Pouilly » et « Pouilly-sur-Loire »".It should not be confused with Pouilly-Fuissé, a chardonnay wine from the south of Burgundy ( Mâcon). This varietal Sauvignon is similar to those of the vineyards of Sancerre. The Nièvre vineyard is spread over 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres), with 120 winemakers annually producing approximately 70,400 hectolitres (1,860,000 US gal). The climate is temperate with a slight tendency to continental. The soil consists of three major types: Kimmeridgian marl, hard limestone and flint clay. The terrain is slightly undulating because of the Loire which has created a valley Sancerre is on a promontory to the other side of the river. The following vineyard communes are to be found in the Nièvre, to the east of the Loire: Pouilly-sur-Loire, Saint-Andelain, Tracy-sur-Loire (village Boisgibault), Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye, Mesves-sur-Loire, Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain, Garchy. Today a large part of the production is sold abroad, especially to Great Britain. Pouilly-Fumé has been an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) since 1937. After many unsuccessful attempts at treatment, the vines were uprooted in the early twentieth century and only part of the vineyard was replanted after grafting onto American rootstock. The vineyard was devastated and many cultivators had to redeploy. After the French Revolution of 1789, peasants were able to become owners of land and vineyards formerly possessions of the nobility and clergy.Īt the end of the nineteenth century, growers were faced with mildew and phylloxera. This wine was always exported by water navigation, especially after the opening of the Canal de Briare in 1642. The repurchase of Boisgibault lands in 1383 by Jean III de Sancerre demonstrates the proximity that has always existed between this vineyard and that of Sancerre, and their respective white wine production.ĭespite floods and low water, transport of Pouilly wines via the Loire was efficient and fast, due to the location of the vineyard. A plot of about 4 hectares (9.9 acres) overlooking the River Loire has retained the appellation Loge aux Moines (Monks’ Lodge), in memory of that era. The fiefdom and vineyards of Pouilly were transferred to the Benedictines of La Charité-sur-Loire for the sum of "3100 sous and a silver mark" towards the end of the eleventh century. Sacramental wine is traditionally white, less prone to staining, and the Benedictines developed the vineyards without seeking profitability. Middle Ages īenedictine monks commenced development of Pouilly-Fumé in the Middle Ages. The name derives from the Latin Pauliacum super fluvium ligerim (Pauliacum on the River Loire), reflecting the Roman road which passed through this locality. The area was a Gallo-Roman estate dating back to the early days of the Roman Empire. The vineyards of Pouilly-Fumé date back to the fifth century. "Fumé" also refers to the smoky bouquet (the renowned " gun flint aroma"), bestowed by the terroir vineyards of Pouilly-sur-Loire. At maturity, these grapes are coated with a grey bloom, the color of smoke-which explains why Pouilly winegrowers talk of "white smoke" to describe the type of vine or the wines made from it. ![]() Pouilly-Fumé is made purely from sauvignon blanc, a type of vine whose clusters are formed of small ovoid grapes, pressed against each other and resembling small bird eggs. Another white wine produced in the same area but with a different grape variety is called Pouilly-sur-Loire. Pouilly-Fumé is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for the dry sauvignon blanc white wine produced around Pouilly-sur-Loire, in the Nièvre département. Not to be confused with Pouilly-Fuissé from Burgundy. ![]()
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