Country: France Region: Burgundy
Varietal: Chardonnay Vintage: 2022
Colour: White Style: Dry
Producer: Maison Joseph Drouhin
Description:Vineyard:Site: Joseph Drouhin owns around 6 hectares of vines (15 acres) in the Valley of Vauvillien, nestled between the Mont de Milieu and Montée de Tonnerre Premier Cru vineyards. The name "Moulin de Vaudon" comes from the watermill nearby, owned by the Drouhin family and straddling the Serein River. In the sixties, when the Chablis vineyards were all but abandoned, Robert Drouhin recognized the potential of this region which had been ravaged by the Phylloxera disease a century before. He was one of the first Burgundy propriétaires who set about revitalizing the area. 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 flavour. Average age of the vines: 24 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, sulphur and copper, powdered rock. Natural predators are not eliminated.
Vinification:Joseph Drouhin insists on total control of the weathering for a period of 3 years, one of the contributing elements to the elegance of the wine. Throughout the ageing process, decisions are taken only after careful tasting evaluation. The data obtained is completed through technical analysis. As with every other Joseph Drouhin wine, absolute priority is given to the true expression of terroir and character of the vintage.
Tasting note by Véronique Boss-Drouhin:"An elegant wine. Brill
Country: France Region: Burgundy
Varietal: Chardonnay Vintage: 2022
Category: White Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Maison Joseph Drouhin
Description:Vineyard:Site: the vineyards of Pouilly and Fuissé (two separate villages) cover the slopes of Solutré and Vergisson, two well-known cliffs serving as backdrop to this magnificent landscape.Soil: clay and limestone from the Jurassic age.Viticulture:Plantation density: 8,500 vine stocks/hectare.Pruning: GuyotYield: purposely low in order to extract all possible nuances from the terroir.Supply: grapes and must purchased from regular suppliers (long term contracts).Vinification:Pressing: very slow so as to respect the fruit. Juices from the last pressings are not retained. No artificial yeasts or enzymes are used.
Ageing Potential: 8 - 10 Years
Tasting note by Véronique Boss-Drouhin:"A seductive wine and a really nice expression of the Chardonnay grape! The colour is golden, with some green reflections. Among the floral and fruity aromas, almond and ripe grapes dominate. On the palate, the wine is refreshingly pleasant, ethereal in its lightness. Long and refreshing aftertaste".Vintage: The whites show great character on a fresh and neat structure. They are both precise and full of nuances. Their style is relatively homogeneous through Great Burgundy.
Food Matches: Seafood / Fish / Chicken / Oysters