Louis Moreau Chablis Vaillons Premier Cru 2021 (Burgundy, France) - [W&S 92] [DM 91]

Louis Moreau Chablis Vaillons Premier Cru 2021
(Burgundy, France) - [W&S 92] [DM 91]


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About the Winery
Domaine Louis Moreau is a 50-hectare estate based in the commune of Beines in the heart of the Chablis appellation. Louis and his wife Anne founded the domaine in 1994 with half the family vineyards once leased to the négociant firm J. Moreau & Fils. Louis Moreau owns parcels in four of Chablis’ seven grand cru climats including the grand cru Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos, three premier crus, and several plots in the Chablis and Petit Chablis appellations. Louis seeks clarity of site in each of his wines and all his decisions in the vineyard and cellar are meant to bring out the personality of each terroir.

About the Vineyard
Vineyards are farmed lutte raisonnée with some of the premier cru and grand cru vineyards in conversion to organic. Petit Chablis and Chablis are machine-harvested while the premier and grand crus are hand-harvested. The wines are vinified and aged in stainless steel tanks and receive a light filtration before bottling.

Wine Production

Soil composition: Kimmeridgian clay
Exposure: Southeastern
Bottles produced of this wine: 19,400
Average Vine Age: 52
Varietal composition: 100% Chardonnay
Maceration technique: Pumpovers and Sur-Lie Aging
Fining agent: Vegan
Type of aging container: Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling: 16-18 months

Ratings & Reviews

92 Points - Wine & Spirits: 

Louis Moreau farms 8.8 acres of chardonnay in Vaillons—parcels assembled since 1945, including some vines planted that year and others from the 1970s. Their holdings yield a wine with quiet depths and a warm, regal, hazelnut-scented finish. That nuttiness develops with the aging of lees from an indigenous yeast fermentation, all of it taking place in stainless steel.

 

91 Points - Decanter: 

Lemon peel, grapefruit and chervil with an ample serving of crushed stone and sea shell minerality; lively, fresh and long.