The acidity is high, and the aftertaste is long. All the flavours are intense and fill up the palate. Palate: It is fresh yet ripe with tropical fruits and wet gravel. Nose: The aromas are exciting with a pure floral bouquet of white blossoms and honeysuckle, continuing with a lemon signature, apple, a layer of butter and cheese and a deep mineral dimension. So, vintages still play a massive role in the outcome quality and the sale prices and 2019 was a great vintage!Īppearance: Attractive, deep, shiny lemon colour. Chablis wines are made in a style rather different from those produced elsewhere. The continental climate (very cold in winter and hot in the summer with frosts in spring) and the marly limestone soils combine to mould the unique character of Chablis wines. AOC Chablis wines are produced exclusively from the Chardonnay grape variety. Yet, other challenges like hailstorms, frost and rainy weather determine the quality and the quantity of the grapes. Chablis is in the northern part of Burgundy, half way between Dijon and Paris. With climate change affecting the planet, optimal ripening seems not to be the case since the temperature and ripening period has increased. Therefore, the grapes' optimal ripening was challenging. Until a few years ago, Chablis was the northernmost part of Chardonnay for still wines.
The wine is aged on its lees for seven to eight months.Chablis is all about Chardonnay and its pure austere, lemon, mineral dimension that this particular terroir can deliver. Excellent with poultry, grilled seafood, vegetarian dishes and a variety of cheeses. Delicious with poultry, shellfish and lobster. Lovely citrus aromas lead way to fruit-forward flavors of fresh pear with a rounded mouthfeel. 3.3 24 Ratings Have you tried this Rate it now Winemaker Notes The wine is pristine, bright and fresh with high acidity and citrus and mineral aromas and flavors. This wine is a beautiful pale yellow color tinged with green. Before release, the wine undergoes cold tartaric stabilization. Malolactic fermentation follows for 30 days and the wine is aged on its lees for 7 to 8 months. Grapes are hand-harvested and are pressed before undergoing alcoholic fermentation for a period of 7 days in stainless steel vats.
Deposits of miniscule oysters are found in the rock, typical to the limestone soils found in the region. The vines grow on Kimmeridgian clay soils. Chardonnay is the only varietal grown on the estate which produces wines from three vineyard appellations: Petit Chablis consists of 11 acres with an average vine age of 3 to 30 years, Chablis consists of 33 acres with an average vine age of 3 to 60 years, and Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume consists of 1.5 acres with an average vine age of 40 years old. Domaine Jolly consists of 42 acres of Petit Chablis, Chablis and Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume. The winery is managed by Denis Jolly, whose main focus is creating wines that are a true expression of the Kimmeridgean & Portlandian terroirs. Share this: A delightful 1er cru made in the classic Chablis manner. The Domaine is located in Maligny, just a few miles north of Burgundy’s famous Chablis village. 2019 Domaine Barat Chablis 1er Cru VaillonsChardonnay from France. With four generations of experience, Domaine Jolly is known for producing traditional, mineral-driven Chablis wines.
0 kommentar(er)
