Albert Bichot Chablis Le Clos Grand Cru 2022

Name: Albert Bichot Chablis Le Clos Grand Cru 2022
Brand: Albert Bichot
SKU: OATNWPRDT7
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About this Wine

“Les Clos” is the largest of Chablis’ Grand Crus. It covers the entire slope from top to bottom and benefits from optimal sunshine due to its south-westerly exposure.
We are fortunate to have two plots which allow us to blend two types of wine that are different but complementary. The first plot, located at the top of the slope, where the soil is quite stony, produces wines that are bold, fresh and tight. The second plot, located halfway up the slope, where the soil is deeper, is exposed to slightly higher temperatures and produces wines that are extremely full-bodied, rich and round. It is thanks to this blend that our Grand Cru “Les Clos” offers such great complexity.

The first vineyard is located on the middle slope and benefits from slightly higher temperatures than the second, which is located at the top of the slope, protected from the north winds by the nearby forest. The two plots reveal once again that Burgundy is the “kingdom of terroirs”. The first parcel at mid-slope generally produces deeper, richer, fleshier wines, while the second parcels produce wines with greater acidity and tension. It is the mixture of the two that gives our “Les Clos” all its complexity.

The blend of wines from our two parcels is evident throughout the tasting. First of all on the nose, which skilfully combines the floral notes from the upper plot with the nutty notes (roasted almonds, hazelnut) from the middle slope. The rich, powerful palate is supported by an acidic structure that gives this wine balance and class.

Taste this wine with finely prepared fine fish and crustaceans (lobster, spiny lobster…), or with roasted or stewed poultry and white meat.
Recipe suggestion: pike perch with white butter sauce

Type	White Wine
Varietal(s)	Chardonnay
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Appellation	Chablis Grnad Cru
Brand	Albert Bichot
Vintage	2022

Wines from Burgundy

A legendary wine region setting the benchmark for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay worldwide. In the Jurassic time period, the area was part of a vast, tropical sea. Over hundreds of millions of years, the seabed transformed into various layers of limestone, sandstone and clay soils that have entrapped the fossils of ancient sea creatures. These soils are the secret behind the zesty minerality that Burgundy wines are famous for.

Burgundy is probably the most terroir-centric wine region in France. Huge emphasis is placed on the specific vineyard, soil type, elevation, and angle of slope where the wines were made. This is reflected on the wine's labels where appellations are more prominently displayed compared to the producers’ names.

The most prestigious wines of the region come from a long and narrow escarpment called the Côte d'Or split into the Côte de Nuits to the north and the Côte de Beaune to the south. Côte de Nuits produces many of the world’s finest Pinot Noir’s, all but one of Burgundy’s red Grand Crus are made in this area. Whilst interestingly, the opposite is true for the Côte de Beaune where all but one of the Chardonnay Grand Crus are made. From this information it may seem you should be buying a Pinot from the North and Chardonnay from the south, that is only true for the pinnacle of Burgundian wines. Both outstanding reds and whites are produced throughout the Côte d'Or.

In Burgundy, they use a wine quality tier system that goes:
Grand Crus 1.4% of total production
Premier (1er) Crus 10.2% of total production
Appellations Villages 37.3% of total production
Appellations Regionales 51.1% of total production

When one refers to “Burgundy wines” they are usually talking about those produced in and around the Côte d'Or. While the Chardonnay’s from Chablis and the Gamay’s from Beaujolais are formally apart of the Burgundy wine region, those subregions are generally referred to by their own names rather than being considered “Burgundy wines”.

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