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2010 Albert Bichot Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis Les Vaucopins

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August 28, 2016 - $40

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RATINGS

92Burghound.com

An exuberantly fresh, pure and quite cool nose of lemon, mineral reduction and oyster shell nuances precedes succulent yet impressively intense middle weight flavors that ooze a fine minerality on the very dry, austere and long finish

90Wine Spectator

Vibrant and slim, this white reveals flavors of lemon, green apple, herb and pepper. Shows fine length, with a mineral-tinged aftertaste.

17.5Jancis Robinson

Limey freshness entwined with those classic wet stones... Mouthwateringly fresh but the acidity is finely balanced.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Chablis

Chablis is the northernmost region of Burgundy, located just 110 miles southeast of Paris. It is also one of the region’s most historic, and by some measures most under-rated, appellations. In the 19th century Chablis included 100,000 acres of vineyards and supplied Paris with much of its red and white wine. Today Chablis has just 7,000 acres of AOC vineyards, having lost many to the 19th century phylloxera scourge. Chablis is admired by white wine cognoscenti, however, for its Chardonnays, which are notably different from the Chardonnays produced further south. Chardonnay is the only grape grown for the Chablis appellation – there are no red wines. Chablis has seven Grand Cru vineyards and twenty-two Premier Crus. Given its northern location, harvests are not dependable in Chablis. But in good years the wines are generally described as “flinty,” meaning more acidic, steely, austere and mineral tasting than the fuller, fruitier Chardonnays of the Côte d’ Or. In the 20th century, Chablis’ wider recognition as a venerable wine-producing region suffered from the fact that bulk wine producers in California and Australia made unappealing white jug wine blends of various white grapes, rarely including Chardonnay, which they marketed as “Chablis.”

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, Chablis Premier Cru

This white variety originated in Burgundy, but is now grown around the world. Its flexibility to thrive in many regions translates to wide flavor profile in the market. Chardonnay is commonly used in making Champagne and sparkling wines.