product details
key information
- Region: Burgundy
- Sub-Region: Chablis
- Style: White
- Vintage: 2006/07
- Taste guide:
- Grape variety: Chardonnay
- Alcohol Content (%): 12.50%
- Organic/Vegan/Vegetarian:
Gerard Tremblay and his wife, Helene, oversee a domain that they inherited in a line of five generations, but which they have mostly built themselves. With 80 acres of vines under production, most of them in the best 'premier cru' and 'grand cru' appellations, their list of Chablis is among the most prestigious in the region.
The Vaudesir climat is divided into two parts by the track called 'le chemin des Vaudesirs'. It has a double orientation, as roughly half of its vines face due south, whilst the remainder face south-west. Very steep in places, its soil type seems rather lighter than most, and contains less lime.
This increasing 'earthiness' tends to mark the wines, which can be drunk young if one is looking for crispness. However, the full structure of the wines will take several years to develop however, as with all the Grands Crus. Their extreme delicacy has given Vaudesir the reputation of being the most feminine of all the climats.
The domain has a superb new winery, allowing them excellent conditions in which to bring out the quality of the fruit that these vineyards produce. The entire winery works by gravity, avoiding unnecessary manipulations of the fruit or pumping of juices. Grapes are brought directly from the fields and put into pneumatic presses. The juice is then left to settle for more 12 hours before being stocked in stainless steel tanks with individual temperature controls. Strict hygiene and careful temperature control are the keys to mastering quality fermentation in Chardonnay.
Intense steely dry with honeyed rounded edges, perfect with seafood and fish dishes.