Description

Drouhin Vaudon
Chablis Premier Cru

Soil:

• • The Kimmeridgian limestone contains millions of tiny marine fossils embedded in a kind of whitish mortar which may have been once the bottom of the sea…hundreds of million years ago. This marine origin gives the wines of Chablis their unique flavor.
  • Drouhin estate: 6.7 ha. (16.75 acres).
  • Average age of the vines: 29 years.

Viticulture:

• • Biological cultivation since 1990 and biodynamic cultivation since 1999.
  • Soil maintenance: age-old methods. Ploughing: “buttage” (hilling up around the vine-stocks) in autumn; “débuttage” (ploughing back in spring); work between the rows and the vine stocks done with manual tools only.
  • Treatment: only authorized products for biological cultivation are used – infusions and macerations of plant materials, sulfur and copper, powdered rock. Natural predators are not eliminated.
  • Yield: we aim for a lower yield, such as it existed before the new law. This yield is therefore the present maximum yield minus 20%.
  • Average yield at the Domaine: 54.93hl/ha (the yield currently authorized is now 60hl/ha).

Vinification

• • Harvesting: by hand.
  • Pressing: very slow so as to respect the fruit. Juices from the last pressings are not retained.

Ageing:

• • Type: In stainless steel tank
  • Length: 7-8 months.

Tasting note by Véronique Boss-Drouhin:

• • “A dry and brisk wine, typical of Chablis. Brilliant yellow green color.
  • The aromas are reminiscent of lemon, citrus, asparagus…
  • On the palate, the first sip offers is clear-cut and fresh impression, with a nice texture. Long on the aftertaste, with fruity as well as mineral flavours; becomes slightly honeyed when the wine is more evolved”.

Serving Temperature:

• • 52/53°F.

Cellaring:

• • 2 to 7 years.

 

 

 

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