Petit Chablis 2023, Domaine Maurice Lecestre

£24.95 per bottle

ABV 12.5%

Tasting Notes
This Petit Chablis is distinctive of the style of the region: delicate, refreshing and showing great minerality. The wine is vinified and aged in temperature-controlled, stainless-steel tanks to preserve the freshness, fruit character and great acidity this wine shows so well. With a typical vegetal aroma, citrus fruit, rifle stone and spice, the palate opens up to a smooth mineral sensation, grapefruit and lemon notes followed by a long and lasting finish.

Food
Perfect as an aperitif or paired with grilled
fish or goat’s cheese.

Region
Only 100 miles south of Paris, Chablis represents the northern limit of Burgundy`s wine regions, centred around the town of Auxerre. The soils are predominantly limestone and chalk, perfect for the Chardonnay grape, the only variety allowed in Chablis. Careful siting of south facing vineyards enables the vignerons to produce classic, dry, and steely wines. The most complex of these are produced from the seven Grand Cru vineyards which are all located on the northern slopes that overlook the town of Chablis itself. The Premier Cru vineyards are scattered around Chablis on the slopes of the valleys and here produce excellent quality wines with a little less intensity.

Producer
The Lecestre family founded their domaine in Chablis in 1956 and has been managing it for four generations. Working on Chablis` Kimmeridgian soil, they only produce white wines from this appellation (Petit Chablis, Chablis and Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume) and manage their vineyards sustainably. This domaine always strives to draw out the great richness of the Chablis terroir, using only stainless-steel vats and intervening as little as possible in the vinification process. It is therefore able to produce rich and elegant white wines with a delicate mineral style that is absolutely unique.