Chablis 1er Cru "Montmains"
Domaine Long-Depaquit
Situation
Chablis
Level
AOC Premier Cru
Grape variety
Chardonnay
"Montmains" designates a hill located between two higher slopes. This Climat's lengthwise shape faces south-east/north-east and can include "Les Butteaux" and "Les Forêts".
Our plot is located at mid-slope in the latter Climat, where the vines benefit from southeastern exposure, ensuring that they receive exceptional sunshine.
Tasting
Sophisticated nose boasting notes of flowers and toasted nuts. The palate is rich and concentrated, endowed with a lovely, fresh finish.
Food/wine pairing
Taste this wine with fish and seafood, grilled or with sauce, or with roasted or stewed poultry and white meats.
Recipe suggestion: cod filets with creamy lemon sauce
Serving and keeping
Serve between 11 and 13°C (52-55°F).
To taste when young or to keep 5 to 7 years.
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The vineyard
Parcel size: 0.50 ha (1.2 acre) plot
Soil: Shallow calcareous clay soil overlying Kimmeridgian marls
Average age of the vine: 26 years
Vinification
Harvest: Handpicked
Fermentation: 65% in stainless steel vats and 35% in 1 to 5-year-old oak barrels
Ageing
Ageing: 65% in stainless steel vats and 35% in 1 to 5-year-old oak barrels during 10 months on fines lees. Finished aging in stainless steel vats for 2 months.
Tim Atkin (January 2017)
Special Report Burgundy 2015 - 94/100
Burgundy Report by Bill Nanson (January 2020)
A great and rather classical selection of Chablis
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