Chablis
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116 Chablis AC 2008
Daniel DamptGrape:100% Chardonnay (12.5% alc.)
Daniel Dampt produces quintessential Chablis – all restrained elegance (no oak), with a strong minerally character. It is the classic accompaniment to all shell-fish and smoked salmon. For drinking now to 2011.
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117 Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaillons 2007, Côte de Léchet AC 2008
Daniel DamptGrape:100% Chardonnay (13% alc.)
Chablis premier cru of this quality offers outstanding value when compared to the village wines of the Côte de Beaune and they have more depth and complexity to the fruit than village Chablis. The Vaillons is a firmer structured wine, the Côte de Léchet more elegant. For drinking now to 2013+.
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118 Chablis AC 2007 Les Serres
Domaine OudinGrape:100% Chardonnay (12.5% alc.)
This comes from a plateau of limestone above the village of Chichée, next to the premier cru of Vaucoupins. Cuve aged, it is given an extended elevage on fine lees with occasional batonnage before bottling after 20 months. It displays an extraordinary depth of fruit, intense strong, chalky taste with great length. For drinking now to 2011+.
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119 Chablis 1er Cru Vaucoupins AC 2007
Domaine OudinGrape:100% Chardonnay (13% alc.)
This comes from one of the best sited of the premier crus - on quite a steep southerly facing vineyard planted in broken up Kimmeridgian limestone, there is literally no visible soil in Monsieur Oudin’s vineyard. It comes from 50 year old vines, has a gunflint quality on the nose, then ripe citrus fruits with a marked salty, chalky flavour on the palate. For drinking now to 2014+.
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120 Chablis AC 2007
Domaine PinsonGrape:100% Chardonnay (12.5% alc.)
This wine comes from a two hectare vineyard on a hillside next to the premier cru of Vaillons. From hand-harvested vines with a restricted yield, it has a lovely ripeness of fruit, with a textbook chalky, salty minerality. For drinking now to 2011.
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121 Chablis 1er Cru La Forêt, Mont de Milieu AC 2006/2007
Domaine PinsonGrape:100% Chardonnay (13% alc.)
We were initially drawn to Pinson by their outstanding Mont de Milieu in the difficult 1999 vintage. From 25 year old vines on a southerly slope, the wine is ripe but with a gun-flinty smokiness and lip-smacking minerality. La Forêt comes from 45 year old vines sited next to the premier cru of Montmains. Bone dry and very chalky, it is superb with shellfish. For drinking now to 2012+.
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122 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos AC 2006
Domaine PinsonGrape:100% Chardonnay (13% alc.)
Les Clos is considered to be Chablis’ finest grand cru, and this wine from 30 year old vines is the epitome of its style. From a soil developed on Kimmeridgian limestone – rich in oyster shell fossils, it is very concentrated, with great depth of fruit and a notable reserve. For drinking now to 2015+.
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*New* 123 Chablis 1er Cru Beauregard AC 2008
Domaine Pattes LoupGrape:100% Chardonnay (13% alc.)
Thomas Pico’s first premier 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 Montmain 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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*New* 124 Chablis 1er Cru Montmain AC 2008
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, is not so open aromatically, and has dense, buttery ripe citrus fruit and mineral underscore. It will age very well. For drinking now to 2015+.
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