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2006 Louis Michel Chablis Grenouilles

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February 12, 2023 - $80

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RATINGS

92Burghound.com

...elegant aromatically...yellow fruit and floral notes that complement the round, rich and rather forward flavors that also offer plenty of volume as well as fine finishing intensity on the explosive and palate staining finish...superior length.

91Stephen Tanzer

Lower-pitched but pure aromas of peach, peach pit and nuts. A fat, sweet fruit bomb in the mouth, with surprisingly sound acidity framing the flavors of peach and nectarine... Seriously large-scaled, broad and spicy wine with the sweet fruit to leaven its impression of alcohol.

89-90+ The Wine Advocate

White peach, purple plum, and brown spices inform the nose. On the palate this offers a broad, rich, admirably concentrated reflection of grand cru terroir, with overtly chalky mineral expression...

17Jancis Robinson

Lovely fresh 'green' juiciness. Exciting. Really good and complete...

REGION

France, Burgundy, Chablis, Grenouilles

Grenouilles is a 23.1-acre Grand Cru vineyard in the appellation of Chablis, in northwestern Burgundy. It is the smallest of the Chablis Grand Crus. Major landholders by acreage are La Chablisienne, with 18.75 acres; Testut, with 1.38 acres; and L. Michel, with 1.37 acres. Of note is the wine produced by a cooperative of Grenouilles. It is labeled as Chateau de Grenouilles. Like all the Chablis vineyards, it is planted exclusively to Chardonnay.

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, Chablis Grand 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.