Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 2020

La Chablisienne

Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume
2020

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$54.00

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$ 0.10
Product code
11094671
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$46.94
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Yonne
Appellation
Chablis
Classification
1er cru
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
1,4 g/l
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

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Product notes

Fourchaume leads to several interpretations... lime kiln (fourchaux), fork (crossroads) or men's forks (sinister gibbet) which belonged to the Lord of Maligny.

Production notes

Static cold settling before the start of fermentation. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in vats and barrels. Duration 12 months on fine lees, in vats and barrels.

Tasting notes

Pale gold color with some silvery reflections. Open nose presenting the white fruits of the orchard subtly vanilla with a nice mineral intensity. Full, dense and fresh palate with a fine mineral tension, slightly spicy development and a long mineral and fruity finish. Pairings with sweetbreads, sole meunière and beaufort.

Press reviews

Vinous

- 91 points -

Neal Martin, June 2022 (Vintage 2020)

The 2020 Chablis Fourchaume 1er Cru has a pretty nose, more low key compared to the Montée de Tonnerre with touches of white peach and light wild mind notes emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a saline Chablis entry, fine depth, crisp acidity with commendable persistence on the finish. A little stricter than other cuvées from La Chablisienne…and I like that.

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Burghound.com

89-91

Alen Meadows, October 2021 (Vintage 2020)

A very Chablis-like nose freely offers up its aromas of quinine, petrol, green fruit and citrus rind. There is fine richness to the seductively textured and mouth coating flavors that terminate in a moderately long, clean and dry finish. While this is perfectly good, this seems to lack the same personality as the best of these 1ers plus it could use better depth.

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