Producer | Val de Mer (Patrick Piuze) |
Country | France |
Region | Burgundy |
Subregion | Chablis |
Varietal | Chardonnay |
Sku | 3317 |
Size | 750ml |
100% Chardonnay, sourced from vines over 25 years of age in a vineyard planted on limestone and clay soils in the town of Tonnerre (10 miles from Chablis, but no longer Chablis appellation). All the grapes are hand-harvested, and it is fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks before undergoing secondary fermentation. It then spends 9 months on the lees before it is disgorged and no dosage is added.
There’s great palate weight, density and persistence, and a firm, chalky minerality that speaks to the Kimmeridgian limestone of Chablis.