[SOLD-OUT] Christian Moreau Chablis 2017

"These vineyards are located on the left bank of the Serein Riverin, in the village of Chablis, the very heart of the Chablis country. Facing south-south east, the vineyard soil is rich in calcareous Kimmeridgian clay dating back to the Jurrassic age. The vines are over 50 years old. Grapes are hand-harvested and sorted. The wine is fermented in steel tanks, then left to rest on lees for 10 months.

 

The Moreau family has been rooted in the heart of Chablis since 1814. In 1985. J. Moreau et Fils was then sold with no member of the family remaining in the company to Boisset in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The Moreau family retained ownership of their vineyard holdings throughout these transitions. With the 2002 vintage, Christian Moreau Père & Fils regained their right to produce wines sourced from their extensive vineyard holdings and market the wines under their own name.

 

Today, Fabien Moreau, the sixth generation of the family, is the super-star winemaker of this beautiful Domaine in Chablis. The Domaine’s vines average 45 years old; at harvest, grape picking is done by hand, from their Chablis up to their Grands Crus. The Domaine’s Premier Crus and Grands Crus wines are vinified up to 30-45% in wood barrels, the balance in stainless vats. Fermentation of their other wines takes place in stainless steel vats. According to Moreau family, “Our winemaking techniques should strive to honor the high quality of our terroir, vines and grapes, bringing out the very best in every harvest"

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- Christian Moreau

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"Fabien Moreau has taken these wines to ever-higher levels of precision in recent years by fine-tuning harvest dates, oak regimes and bottling times and this estate was certified as organic by Ecocert as of the 2013 vintage."

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- Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media

 

  Organic   Vegan-friendly  

Country:

France

Region:

France- Burgundy Chablis

Variety:

Wine White - Chardonnay

Size:

750mL