Chablis Grand Cru "Les Clos" White Dry Wine Chardonnay

Most famous appellation of Chablis, this Grand Cru has a south exposure and a soil from the Kimmeridgien, very rocky with white and dense clays. Our big parcel of 3 ha in one big piece, goes from the bottom of the hill, nearly up to the top, which allows us to divide it in three different parcels (the bottom, the middle and the top). They are always vinified separately but blended all together at the end to make one cuvée. The average age of the vines is 50 to 60 years old. As for the 2018 vintage, this generous harvest with perfect sanitary conditions gave complex, expressive and generous wines but still with a nice balance between maturity and acidity.

Tasting Notes

This is the most famous Grand Cru of Chablis, complex, massive, very mineral with a remarkablefiness and a beautiful structure. Comes perfectly with scallops, lobster, fine fish, white meat,cheeses…

Grape : 100% chardonnay / Alcohol : 13.5% / To taste between 12 and 14°

Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Surface : 3 ha in one big piece – south exposure.

Location : right bank of Chablis.

Soil : clay-limestone marls from Kimmeridgien (UpperJurassic), very rocky with white and dense clays.

Planting density : 7000 plant/ha.

Average age of the vine : 52-61 years old.

Organic Agriculture certification with Ecocert since 2013 vintage.

Vinification

Manual harvesting and grape selection on a sorting table. Pneumatic press.

Cold settling and fermentation with a temperature of around 20°C. Natural yeasts. Winemaking and aging : 50% in regulated stainless steel tanks / 50% in barrels for 9 months(2/3/4year-old barrels – less than 5% of new oak) and 6 months blending in tanks before bottling.

100% of the malolactic fermentation.

Natural tartaric stabilisation after 12 to 16 months aging