Domaine Pattes Loup
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*New* 136 Chablis AC 2009 Vent d’Ange
Domaine Pattes LoupGrape:100% Chardonnay (12.5% alc.)
This comes from three parcels (two hectares) around Courgis: la Menarde, les Malentes and Pattes Loup, hence the name of the domaine. The vines are 40 years old, issued from a selection massale, and yields average just 43hh (60 permitted). This wine was aged for three months in two thirds stainless steel, and the rest in seven hectos cement ‘egg’. The balance in 2009 is very good indeed with ripe grapefruit, apricot and a cool limestone minerality. For drinking now to 2014.
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137 Chablis 1er Cru Beauregard AC 2009
Domaine Pattes LoupGrape:100% Chardonnay (13% alc.)
Thomas Pico’s first 1er cru comes from 26 year old vines tended organically in Courgis (from one of the highest vineyards in Chablis). Aged in four to six year old barrels it is more forward in its youth than the Montmains offering very attractive red currant fruits on the nose, good weight and vinosity and a lingering finish. For drinking now to 2013.
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138 Chablis 1er Cru Montmains AC 2009
Domaine Pattes LoupGrape:100% Chardonnay (13% alc.)
This wine comes from 47 year old vines planted by Thomas Pico’s grandfather Gilbert Race in the sector of Montmain that can also be called 1er Cru Butteaux. Organic viticulture, hand harvesting, low yields, picking grapes later than most when they are fully ripe (Thomas tastes the grapes rather than relying on analysis), and vinification and elevage in four to six year old barrels are the key facts behind this fine artisanal wine. It has a firmer backbone than the Beauregard, and has dense, buttery ripe citrus fruit and mineral underscore. It will age very well. For drinking now to 2015+.
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