La Chablisienne : Chablis Grand cru "Les Clos" 2020

Characteristics and Tasting Advice for Chablis Grand cru "Les Clos" 2020 de La Chablisienne

Tasting

Color
The color is pale gold, clear and luminous, with delicate golden highlights.

Nose
The nose is expressive and refined, subtly blending aromas of ripe pear, white flowers such as acacia, and a woody hint of vanilla. With aeration, the floral nuances intensify, bringing even more elegance.

Palate
The attack is broad and suave, marked by a well-integrated sweetness. The palate, generous and indulgent, reveals a fruity and juicy profile, extended by roasted and caramelized notes on the finish. The whole enchants with its richness and fine aromatic persistence.

Food and wine pairings

Ideal as an aperitif, this wine pairs perfectly with a roasted sea bass fillet, a pork tenderloin en croûte with girolle mushrooms, or rabbit with mustard.

A fresh and expressive Bourgogne Grand Cru white wine

The Estate

Founded in 1923 through the efforts of Abbé Balitrand, the cooperative cellar La Chablisienne is the largest producer of Chablis wines. From Petit Chablis to Chablis, including Chablis Premiers Crus and Chablis Grands Crus, not forgetting the cuvées of the legendary Château Grenouille, La Chablisienne crafts around thirty different cuvées and crus, allowing lovers of fine Burgundy wines to discover the multiple personalities of Chablis wines.

The Vineyard

"Les Clos" de La Chablisienne is a Chablis wine Grand Cru from a vineyard enjoying an ideal southwest exposure on the right bank of the Serein. The vines, averaging 30 years old, are planted on Kimmeridgian clay-limestone soils.

Vinification and Aging

Static cold settling before the start of fermentation. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are carried out in barrels. This Chablis Grand Cru is aged for 14 months on fine lees, in both tanks and barrels.

Grape Variety

100% Chardonnay.