2023 Eve & Michel Rey Pouilly Fuissé Les Crays

The 2023 Eve & Michel Rey Pouilly-Fuissé Les Crays is a refined white Burgundy that captures the limestone-rich soul of one of the appellation’s most prized climats. Crafted from Chardonnay grown on steep, stony slopes, this cuvée delivers precision, minerality, and depth in equal measure. Les Crays has long been celebrated for producing wines with tension and finesse, and this 2023 release is a beautifully pure expression of that heritage.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, the wine shows a pale to medium straw-yellow hue with delicate green highlights, signaling both youth and freshness. The nose is immediately inviting, offering layers of ripe citrus, white peach, and just-ripe pear, intertwined with notes of crushed stone, chalk, white flowers, and a subtle hint of toasted almond and fresh butter from careful barrel élevage. On the palate, this Pouilly-Fuissé is vibrant and finely etched, with a spine of limestone-driven minerality that frames the fruit. Flavors of lemon zest, nectarine, and green apple are lifted by a saline edge and gentle spice, leading into a long, precise finish with notes of hazelnut and wet stone. The texture is both silky and taut, balancing richness with a clean, mouthwatering acidity. While already very enjoyable in its youth, the 2023 Les Crays has the structure to evolve gracefully over the next 5–8 years, gaining additional complexity and creaminess with time in bottle.

Production
Les Crays is a prestigious, high-slope terroir in Pouilly-Fuissé, characterized by thin soils over hard limestone and excellent drainage—conditions that naturally limit yields and intensify flavor. Eve & Michel Rey farm their plots by hand with great care, favoring sustainable, low-intervention practices to preserve biodiversity and express the character of the vineyard. Grapes are harvested by hand at optimal ripeness, sorted meticulously, and gently pressed to protect the purity of the fruit. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts, primarily in Burgundian oak barrels, with a balanced proportion of older wood to avoid excessive oak imprint. The wine is then aged on fine lees, lending texture and complexity, before bottling with minimal intervention to respect the clarity and mineral-driven style of Les Crays.

Food & Serving
This 2023 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Crays is an excellent partner for refined seafood dishes such as seared scallops, grilled turbot, or butter-poached lobster, as well as poultry in cream or morel mushroom sauces. It also pairs beautifully with goat’s cheese, Comté, and other firm Alpine-style cheeses. Serve at around 10–12°C (50–54°F) to allow both its freshness and subtle complexity to show. A brief decant of 20–30 minutes in its youth can help the wine open up aromatically, especially if served with richer dishes.

Producer
Eve & Michel Rey are a small, quality-driven husband-and-wife domaine based in the heart of the Mâconnais, where they have built a reputation for precise, terroir-focused Chardonnay. Working predominantly in and around Pouilly-Fuissé, they place strong emphasis on careful vineyard work and minimal intervention in the cellar, allowing each climat to speak clearly. Over the years, their cuvées from sites like Les Crays have helped highlight the serious potential of this corner of southern Burgundy, earning them a loyal following among Burgundy lovers who seek purity, balance, and a clear sense of place in their wines.

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