Domaine Alain Gautheron Chablis Grand Cru "Les Preuses" 2022

Alcohol: 12.5%

Grape(s) : Chardonnay 

Localization: Chablis, Burgundy, France

Tasting Notes: Very beautiful pale gold color with soft green reflections. The nose is dense and elegant. It is a balance between precision, intensity and straightforwardness. The palate is delicate and charming. A delicate woody note is associated with a long and salivating finish.

Food Pairing: Drink as an aperitif and with salmon, asparagus, grilled vegetables and goat's cheese.

Notes: This is very traditional Chablis from a prestige 1er Cru vineyard, the ‘Mont de Milieu’. Fermentation and maturation is classically modern being coldly fermented to capture the purity of fruit. Maturation in tanks and avoiding any barrel aging, preserves the fresh steely flavors and unique influence of the chalky vineyard soils.

The Domain: Domaine Gautheron is situated in the village of Fleys, east of the town of Chablis, and overlooked by the steep slopes of Les Fourneaux. This estate of only 25 hectares has been in the Gautheron family for five generations. The Domaine makes traditional Chablis, with fermentation and maturation avoiding wood to preserve the fresh steely flavors and unique influence of the chalky vineyard soils. The old vine cuvees are 65 years old and partly mature in oak. Since 2009 a 0.4ha plot of the organic vineyard has produced the cuvee Emeraude.