vins de Chablis

The vineyards of the Petit-Chablis appellation lie on either side of the River Serein. This AOC was instituted in 1944. It is one of the jewels in the crown of the Chablis district which, lying in the northernmost department of Burgundy, forms the "golden gate" to the region as a whole. A Chardonnay wine through and through, "Petit" Chablis has, in fact, nothing "little" about it .


This wine is a brilliant pale gold, the colour of rye-straw, sometimes flecked with green. Its aromas are of white flowers ( may, acacia ) mixed with citrussy notes ( lemon , grapefruit ) over a mineral base ( gun, flint ). Notes of peach and other white-fleshed fruits are sometimes encountered. The mouth is light and lively with well-balanced acidity. A spirited attack soon yields to a likeable roundess. A touch of staliness ( iodine ) is characteristic . Freshness, body and persistence come together to form a harmonious whole. The wine is drunk young, ideally after two years : its belong to the Spring .
 

 APPELLATION : PETIT CHABLIS

TERROIR : Kimmeridgian (Argilo – Calcaire)

 CEPAGE : Chardonnay

 ASPECT : Left bank of the river called “Serein”.
East aspect on trays.
Altitude medium-size: 210 m.
Aspect on the frozen springs: not important.
Mix of two plots.

VINEYARD : Density of plantation: 5700 feet per hectare
Cut: double Guyot.
Maximum yield: 60 hectolitres per hectare.
Upkeep of the grounds by ploughing and digging.
Organic culture only.

 VINIFICATION : Cuttings in September.
Inflatable press, filling by gravity.
Thermoregulation of the vats in inox.
Farmed on thin dregs.
Combined using bentonite.
Lightly filtered on argile. No animal products.
Bottled from February to June.

PACKAGING : Carton boxes of 6 or 12 bottles (ask when you order).
Your own back sticker on demand (bar code, …).
Synthetic cork from NOMACORC.

TASTING: Pale gold appearance.
Open nose with notes of citrus fruits (grapefruit, lemon).
In the mouth, nice sharp attack, powerful, marked by the minerality.

Drinkable between 2 and 5 years at the start of the meal with oysters or sea food.