Wine Domaine Jean Collet et Fils, Chablis Grand Cru "Les Clos" AOC, 2013
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Chardonnay: 100%
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Reviews of purchase Domaine Jean Collet et Fils, Chablis Grand Cru "Les Clos" AOC, 2013
Tasting Notes
Wine of yellow-green color with a golden hue.
Perfectly balanced wine has a bright, fresh taste, which reflects the notes of minerals, ripe peaches, lemon peel and oak. Has a long dry finish with rich mineral hues.
Rich tones of ripe yellow peaches, lemon, grapefruit infused in wine aroma with hints of minerals, white flowers, oak and spice.
Wine will be a wonderful aperitif and is the best complement the dishes from oily fish, lobster, poultry and become a decent pair to the goat and blue cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Chardonnay - this is the only grape from which the wine of Chablis, considered to be one of the best white wines. In Chablis wine grape varieties Chardonnay reveals its unique elegance and minerality, which have no analogues in the world.
Appellason Chablis is located on soils dating from the Second Jurassic era and called "Cimmerian", which is the main component of marl, containing a large number of marine fossils. A distinctive feature of the soils of Chablis is the presence of "Exogyra Virgula" - fossilized oysters, which gives the wine a refined minerality.
Elegant Chablis Grand Cru "Les Clos", 2012 - one of the best representatives of the wines in the collection of Domaine Jean Collet et Fils. Chardonnay grapes collected from old vines growing on the site "Les Clos" with southwest exposure. White, dense deep limestone soils contribute to the fact that in wine there are interesting spicy flavors. Reaching a maximum maturity, the grapes are harvested by hand, carefully sorted and compacted. Must pass alcoholic and malolactic fermentation and aged in oak barrels. Wine Chablis Grand Cru "Les Clos" differs dryness and with the wealth and power of taste. Mineral in the bouquet wonderfully shaded fruit shades, giving it a refreshing and seductive character. Vintage 2012 is recommended to drink between 2015 and 2022 years, when it will reach optimum maturity.
Lots of vineyards Domain Jean Collet e Fiss located on the slopes of the best right and left banks of the river Serein, giving the wines a generous character and charm. The care with which the harvest, culture grape growing and winemaking - all this is also a great advantage wines of Chablis. The philosophy of wine Domaine Jean Collet et Fils is manifested in diligence in the treatment of vines and carefully controlled during manufacture of wine, in order to more fully convey the unique terroir of Chablis. Since 1999, the site of Chablis is processed according to the principles of organic farming: organic fertilizers are used exclusively with the phytosanitary treatments, mechanical cultivation of the soil and the garter vine Guyot method.
