CHABLIS 1ER CRU CÔTE DE JOUAN
PRODUCTION
- Grape variety : Chardonnay
- Situation / soil type : Kimmeridgian marly limestones
- Productive area : 0.247 ha
VINIFICATION
- 100% in temperature-controlled vats
- Alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts
- Malolactic fermentation
- Vat-ageing
- Cold treatment to precipitate tartrates
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Ideal drinking temperature: 13°-14°C
May be drunk young but, as with any premier cru
wine, it becomes more supple with age and reveals
more complex secondary aromas.
Excellent with fish, fruits de mer, and white meats
OENOLOGIST'S TASTING NOTES
Colour :handsome yellow revealing silvery
highlights.
Nose : very fresh with quite intense white flower
notes.
Privet and hawthorn blossoms characterise
the aromatic complexity of this little-known premier
cru.
Palate : fresh and appealing attack based on great
richness and good structure. Finish marked by fine
dried-fruit notes.
Remarks : good expression of terroir and excellent
keeping potential.
CHABLIS 1ER CRU MONTS-MAINS
PRODUCTION
- Grape variety : Chardonnay
- Situation / soil type : Kimmeridgian marly limestones
- Productive area : 2.51 ha
VINIFICATION
- Vinification in vats and barrels of French oak
- Alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts
- Malolactic fermentation
- Ageing in vats and barrels prior to blending
- Cold treatment to precipitate tartrates
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Ideal drinking temperature: 14°C
May be drunk as aperitif or throughout the meal
A wine for laying down, which age will smooth and
make supple.
Excellent with fish, fruits de mer, and white meats
OENOLOGIST'S TASTING NOTES
Colour : a handsome yellow revealing silvery
highlights.
Nose : ripe fruit well to the fore with intense
and seductive notes.
A hint of hazelnut underlines the complexity
of this wine.
Palate : fully lives up to its bouquet, at once taut
and velvety smooth, with flavours of hazelnut and
ripe pear.
Remarks : a powerful, ripe, and well-balanced
wine characterised by good length.
CHABLIS 1ER CRU CÔTE DE CUISSY
PRODUCTION
- Grape variety: Chardonnay
- Situation / soil type: Kimmeridgian marly limestones
- Productive area: 0.175 ha
VINIFICATION
- Temperature-controlled vats and barrels of French oak
- Alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts
- Malolactic fermentation
- Ageing in vats and barrels prior to blending
- Cold treatment to precipitate tartrates
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Ideal drinking temperature: 13°-14°C
The vines in this plot are over 50 years old and yield
a wine that is meaty and powerful, not without
some similarity to fine wines of the Côte de Beaune.
A wine for laying down which age will smooth
and make supple.
Excellent with fish, fruits de mer, and white meats
OENOLOGIST'S TASTING NOTES
Colour : a handsome yellow revealing silvery
highlights.
Nose : very fresh notes of hawthorn and white rose
auguring a wine with long ageing potential.
With time, aromas evolve notes of spice.
Palate : generous, elegant and highly-bred.
It manages a balance between a powerful body and
delicate final aromas of cinnamon and hazelnut.
Remarks : ageing potential and a subtle and
distinguished balance, characteristic of soils
of the Chablis district.
CHABLIS
PRODUCTION
- Grape variety: Chardonnay
- Situation / soil type: Kimmeridigian marly limestones
- Productive area: 5.9 ha
VINIFICATION
- 100% in temperature-controlled vats
- Alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts
- Malolactic fermentation
- Vat-ageing
- Cold treatment to precipitate tartrates
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Ideal drinking temperature: 12°-13°C
It may equally well be drunk young or after six
to eight years' ageing.
It makes a perfect accompaniment to fruits de mer,
grilled fish, or white meats in sauce.
OENOLOGIST'S TASTING NOTES
Colour : very fine pale yellow flecked with silver.
Limpid.
Nose : agreeable and expressive, dominated by ripe
banana over notes of citrus, later evolving nuances
of vine-flower. A complex bouquet covering a wide
spectrum of aromas.
Palate : good attack, unctuous, fresh. After the first
mouthful, there is a perceptible hint of white peach,
a touch acidic, then developing milder, very slightly
grassy notes.
Remarks : good length characterises this refined
and elegant wine.
PETIT-CHABLIS
PRODUCTION
- Grape variety: Chardonnay
- Situation / soil type: Kimmeridgian marly limestones
- Productive area: 0.55 ha
VINIFICATION
- 100% in temperature-controlled vats
- Alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts
- Malolactic fermentation
- Vat-ageing
- Cold treatment to precipitate tartrates
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Ideal drinking temperature: 13°C
A wine of real character, lively, will make
an agreeable accompaniment to a dish of fruits
de mer, grilled fish or regional charcuterie.
OENOLOGIST'S TASTING NOTES
Colour : very fine pale yellow, limpid and crystalline,
with handsome white-gold highlights.
Nose : very pleasing, fresh fruit, hearty, invites
tasting.
Palate : fresh and supple attack with notes of riper
fruits and a hint of quince.
Remarks : this wine has all the original freshness
of a well-built and elegant Petit-Chablis.
BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY
PRODUCTION
- Grape variety: Chardonnay
- Situation / soil type: Chitry-le-Fort, on Kimmeridgian marly limestones
- Productive area: 0.93 ha
VINIFICATION
- 100% in temperature-controlled vats
- Alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts
- Malolactic fermentation
- Vat-ageing
- Cold treatment to precipitate tartrates
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Ideal drinking temperature: 12°-13°C
Excellent to drink young
Enjoy it as aperitif or with grilled fish, poultry,
and white meats.
OENOLOGIST'S TASTING NOTES
Colour : very handsome pale yellow with
silvery-green highlights, limpid and crystalline.
Nose : agreeable, intense and expressive, with floral
notes hinting at hawthorn blossom and privet.
Palate : good attack, tender, rapidly becoming full
and enclosing nuances of fresh hazelnut which
underlie the finish.
Remarks : a balanced combination of freshness
and length with dried-fruit nuances.
BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ
PRODUCTION
- Grape variety: Aligoté
- Situation / soil type: Chitry-le-Fort, on marly limestones dating from the Kimmeridgian.
- Productive area: 1.32 ha
VINIFICATION
- 100% in temperature-controlled vats
- Alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts
- Malolactic fermentation
- Vat-ageing
- Cold treatment to precipitate tartrates
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Ideal drinking temperature: 12°-13°C
Excellent when drunk young.
Enjoy as aperitif or with grilled fish.
Ideal for making Kir (aligoté + crème de cassis).
OENOLOGIST'S TASTING NOTES
Colour : very fine pale yellow with silvery highlights.
Nose : straightforward first impression, with plant
nuances typical of the Aligoté and perfectly
expressive of its terroir.
Palate : fresh attach, with elegance backed by floral
and mineral notes.
Highly-bred finish.
Remarks : a wine which has kept all the original
freshness of the Yonne wines
No chemical pesticides, herbicides or fertilisers are used.
