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2002 Christian Moreau Chablis Valmur, 6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

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2002 Christian Moreau Chablis Valmur

750ml

RATINGS

93Stephen Tanzer

Brooding aromas of wet stone and grapefruit. Juicy, brisk and penetrating, with mouthcoating, citrussy fruit enlivened by strong acidity and complicated by a spicy element. A big wine with terrific breadth and a rather powerful structure.

91Wine Spectator

Pure and graceful, with concentrated lemon and apple notes...rich up front, then a crisp acidity takes over on the finish.

91Burghound.com

The nose and flavors are decidedly rounder, richer and a good deal more forward than the prior wine with buckets of sappy, mouth coating extract plus plenty of finishing intensity and excellent persistence. This is a stunner of a wine...

PRODUCER

Christian Moreau

Domaine Christian Moreau Pere et Fils traces its roots to the early 19th century, when Jean Joseph Moreau founded a wine merchant company in Chablis. In the 1980s the family sold the business, but in 2002 the family bought it back. Today Fabien Moreau, who earned a degree in winemaking in Dijon and worked in winemaking in New Zealand before returning to Burgundy, is Managing Director and head winemaker at the Domaine. The domaine has 30 acres in Chablis, including Grand Crus in Les Clos des Hospices, a monopole, Les Clos, Valmur, Vaudesir and Blanchot. Wine Advocate has complimented the domaine and called it a Chablis “success story.” Wine Advocate calls the domaine “the poster children for a new Chablis quality consciousness…”

REGION

France, Burgundy, Chablis, Valmur

Valmur is a 29.4-acre Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis. It is between Les Clos and Les Grenouilles at the bottom of a slope. Major landowners are Robin, with 6.63 acres; Bessin, with 5.20 acres; and Fevre, with 2.75 acres. 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.