![]() ![]() Textured and vivid, the wine offers ripeness, generous structure and a dry finish. It conveys cool freshness and a zesty texture along with a slightly creamy touch. The palate is expressive in its juiciness, concentration and fresh core. The slightest flinty reduction accompanies ripe Mirabelle plum fruit on the nose of this wine. A.K.Īlbert Bichot 2018 Domaine Long-Depaquit Vaillons Premier Cru (Chablis) $48, 92 points. The wine offers concentration, poise and balancing freshness. On the palate it joins ripe, generous but fresh fruit with a pithy, lemony and bright texture. A light buttery note on the nose of this wine leads to a creamy element in the mouth. ![]() Anne Krebiehl, MWĭomaine Hamelin 2018 Beauroy Premier Cru (Chablis) $35, 93 points. Concentration and juicy intensity at the core is helped along by just the right amount of nutty, sonorous wood that strikes a lovely balance. This is generous and ripe but anchored in stone. On the palate a juicy, abundant but fresh notion of ripeness references ripe, juicy pear, with a touch of lemon. A touch of flinty reduction for now clouds the nose of this wine. Roger Vossīernard Defaix 2018 Côte de Léchet Premier Cru (Chablis) $32, 92 points. The wine’s instant fruitiness belies its aging potential. The full, rich nature of the wine shows the full-blown intensity of the great exposure of this grand cru vineyard. This dense, wood-aged wine is packed with ripe yellow fruits. Louis Jadot 2016 Blanchot Grand Cru (Chablis) $95, 95 points. While some high-end bottlings are fermented or aged in oak, most Chablis sees very little to no time in oak, making it a racy, fresh expression of Chardonnay. If you’re a staunch ABC (anything but Chardonnay) drinker due to the grape’s (in)famous oaky, buttery expressions, give Chablis a chance to change your mind. This helps wines from these vineyards to carry a steely, flinty character alongside the typical taut plum and citrus fruit flavors of the region. Grand cru and premier cru vineyards are planted on unique Kimmeridgian chalk soils, which date back to the Jurassic period. It is here, in the northernmost region of Burgundy, that some believe the grape is expressed in its “ purest” form. While not explicitly written on the label, all wines from Chablis in northern France are made exclusively from one grape: Chardonnay. Decorative Wine Racks & Modular Systems.The name "Chablis" is usurped around the world by wines which have no right to use it. Dry and wonderfully sophisticated, Chablis has a unique personality and is easily identifiable. On the palate, the aromas persist at length thanks to their crispness and purity. Ageing turns the wine more golden and tends to bring out spicy notes. ![]() Other aromas often include linden, mint and acacia, along with licorice and freshly-cut hay. The appellation village of Chablis is produced in the communes of Beines, Béru, Chablis, Fyé, Milly, Poinchy, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Chemilly-sur-Serein, Chichée, Collan, Courgis, Fleys, Fontenay-Près-Chablis, Lignorelles, Ligny-le-Châtel, Maligny, Poilly-sur-Serein, Préhy, Villy and Viviers.Ī failry light hue of golden straw or greenish-gold, this white wine has a very fresh, bright and mineral nose one can find flint, green apples and lemon, with notes of undergrowth and mousseron or Fairy Ring mushrooms. ![]()
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