oreoexotic.blogg.se - Chablis wine release

The grapes naturally express aromas of white flower and notes of passion fruit, apricot, citrus rind and apple. This imparts a slightly rounder texture to the wine. This is the only appellation where some winemakers opt to use neutral oak to age their Chablis. Chablis Grand Cru AOC - This tier is the highest quality, consisting of only seven vineyards situated on a single slope.The grapes see a bit more sunlight on these aspects and the wine reveals slightly more saturated fruit notes of lemon and starfruit along with briny ocean and steely mineral. There are only 70 vineyards with premier cru status. Chablis Premier Cru AOC - Vineyards in this appellation are planted on even more mineral rich soils where broken sea shell remnants fleck the earth.

These wines tend to express more of the light limestone soil with strong notes of salinity and flint.

Chablis AOC - This is the primary production of Chablis, with vineyards located much closer to town.

The Chardonnay grape really sings with Chablis, and this was no exception. Chablis is made from the Chardonnay grape and tends to be made in a style with little (or no) oak influence. With meticulous vineyard management and precise winemaking techniques, Bichot has crafted a wine that captures the essence of Chablis signature characteristics. This one checked all the boxes for this sommelier.

Here, the vineyards are on varied landscape and the wines tend to express bright citrus flavors and have higher acidity. Kirkland Signature Chablis Premier Cru (Burgundy, France) 17.79. Peitit Chablis AOC - Situated on the outer edges of the town of Chablis, this is the least prestigious of the appellations.The vineyards here are classified into four different appellations labelled accordingly by Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC).