Domaine Nathalie & Giles Fѐvre Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent 2017 MAGNUM

£73.95

Taut and refined, this is elegant, pure Chablis at its mineral best

Colour

White

Country

France

Domaine

Domaine Nathalie & Giles Fèvre

Grape

Chardonnay

Region

Burgundy

Vintage

2019

Description

Nathalie thinks this wine has ‘the memory of the sea’ and I won’t argue, one doesn’t need to be a poet to imagine the ancient shellfish in the wine’s spine of minerality. Vaulorent lies within the better known Fourchaume 1er Cru just above the Grand Cru les Preuses. It has a particularly rocky soil as well as a very good south-western exposure. It sees a little oak, around 15%, for structure rather than flavour.

Fragrant with citrus and lime leaf. A step up in intensity compared with the Mont de Milieu but still on the lighter side. Fine-boned and mouth-watering.
Julia Harding MW, www.jancisrobinson.com
 

About the Domaine

Gilles and his wife, Nathalie, combine wine-making skills to make wines where aromas, texture and flavour provide a haunting reminder that Chablis’ unique fossil-based clay soil is an ancient seabed. Their 15-hectare domaine comprises mostly of vineyards handed down to Gilles, as a member of Chablis’ pre-eminent family. The highly articulate Nathalie is a former winemaker at La Chablisienne. They offer a focussed portfolio of one Chablis, three 1er Crus and one Grand Cru, Les Preuses. All their wines are unoaked, except the flagship Vaulorent. This has 10% one/two-year oak, made from old vines which skirt the bottom of the Grand Cru Preuses, and has a vibrant definition.

The issue in Chablis is lack of stock due to frost and hail in 2016, where volumes are down by 60% in some vineyards.

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