Description
This has the intensity you might expect from a grand cru site, where the vines are mature (37 years old) and the farming is precise. That flavor intensity ranges from something floral (chamomile) to something meaty (oxtail), pulsing with energy as the flavors concatenate, then grow evasive, then come into focus as they last. Despite all the earth-bound limestone salt-and-brine power, there’s ripe fruit clarity at the heart of this wine. Not nearly ready to drink, this wine needs five or six years to mellow, and should develop for many years after.
- Country: France
- Region: Burgundy
- Appellation: Chablis
- Size: 1.5Ltr
- Color: White
Varietal
Chardonnay
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one that has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is Chardonnay. This green-skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity, which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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