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92
/ 100
Decanter -
90
/ 100
Burghound
White
Classification
Chardonnay
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
France
Country
Burgundy, Chablis
Region
12.5%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
92 / 100"The harvest started 21 September. This is a very fine, precise Chablis showing good density, crystalline citrus notes on the palate, a lick of minerality to finish. The Louis Michel philosophy of aiming to express all the terroir influence is very well shown here."
- Decanter
90 / 100
"Similar to the Petit Chablis with more citrus influence. There is both slightly better volume and refinement to the nicely punchy medium-weight flavors that exude evident minerality on the youthfully austere and sneaky long finish."
- Burghound
Tasting Notes
Chablis is the motherland of crisp, unoaked and mineral-driven Chard. It's where it was invented. Chablis' chalky soils and cool climate make perfectly crisp, racy, white wine that tastes a little different than Chardonnay from anywhere else in the world, even the rest of Burgundy. One of the long standing "classic" producers of Chablis is the Domaine Louis-Michel. This family owned and operated estate has been producing Chablis for almost 200 years. The Domaine was the first in Chablis to make 100% stainless steel, oak-free wine (they thought it showed the grape and terroir flavors better). Today it is Guillaume Michel who is at the helm, and he farms and makes the wine in much the same way that it was done by his ancestors. Tiny quantities of excellent village Chablis from the masters of all stainless steel Chardonnay. Delicious to drink with seafood, salads and poultry with enough generosity to serve as a classy cocktail white as well. Really good.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity