Chablis Premier Cru Vaucoupin

Terroir

• Grape variety : 100% Chardonnay

• Origin : Village of Chichée

• Exposure : South

• Soil : Kimmeridgian clay and limestone

• Age of Vines : 40 years

• Density of plantation : 5 800 vines per Hectare

• Pruning  : Guyot double

• Yields : 52 hl/ha

• Culture : Ecological, based on the respect of soil. 

Winemaking

• Mechanical harvest 

• Natural yeast

• Direct pressing, cold settling, controlled fermentation temperature (16-18 ° C) for the tank 

• Alcoholic fermentation and malolactic completed in stainless steel

• Maturing on fine lees from November to mid April 

• Collage and filtration before bottling

• Thermoregulation allows fermentation at low temperature in order to develop the flavors. The wine is 100% stainless steel tanks to preserve freshness and fruitiness of the wine (about 10 months)

• Bottled by us at the Estate.

Tasting

• The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a slight gourmandise. It reveals notes of ripe lemon, ripe clementine ans slight hints of yellow plum associated with a hint of fresh peach as well as a subtle hint of zests.

• The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced, well-built, racy and offers a beautiful acid frame, a beautiful suavity, elegance, a slight straigthness, roundness as well as a beautiful matter. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of ripe lemon, ripe peach and slight notes of clementine associated with hints of flowers as well as a subtle hint of apple, flint and a subtle hint of ripe mirabelle.

• Serve at 11 – 12°C

• Enjoy it with grilled fish or fish in sauce, grilled white meats or white meats in crem-based sauces or with cheeses  : goat cheese, époisses, soumaintrain, chaource.