Chablis
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129 Chablis AC 2010
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 2013.
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130 Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaillons, Côte de Léchet AC 2009
Daniel DamptGrape:100% Chardonnay (13% alc.)
Chablis 1er 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 2014+.
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*New* 131 Chablis AC 2009
Domaine OudinGrape:100% Chardonnay (12.5% alc.)
This is the main cuvée of the domaine from seven hectares of vineyards spread over six well placed parcels with an average vine age of 25 years. Nathalie Oudin is not afraid to allow the wine good exposure to air during the malolactic fermentation. The wine has very precise citrus fruit, good texture and marked limestone minerality. It feels very composed and at ease, and is less sulphur bound than many straight Chablis. For drinking now to 2014.
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132 Chablis AC 2009 Les Serres
Domaine OudinGrape:100% Chardonnay (12.5% alc.)
This comes from a plateau of limestone above the village of Chichée, next to the 1er 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 2014+.
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133 Chablis 1er Cru Vaucoupins AC 2009
Domaine OudinGrape:100% Chardonnay (13% alc.)
This comes from one of the best sited of the 1er 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 2016+.
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134 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu AC 2009
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. Bone dry and very chalky, it is superb with shellfish. For drinking now to 2015+.
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135 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* 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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