CHABLIS PREMIER CRU
VAUCOUPIN 2022
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VARIETAL
100% Chardonnay.
TASTING NOTES
Shiny pale golden colour.
Elegant and mineral on the nose with subtle notes of blossom, white tea, apricot and mango.
Velvety and nevertheless crisp, fat and round. Fruity on the palate with flavours of dry fruits, hazelnuts, honey and fresh soft spices.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING
Perfect with oysters, seafood or fish, as well as grilled meats.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Serve ideally at around 14°C / 57°F.
AGEING POTENTIAL
Already very pleasant, it will express its full potential up to 4 to 6 years after its vintage.
ORIGIN
The most recent list of Chablis premier crus was established in 1986. Seventy-nine place names were listed there covering an area of some 780 hectares. The winegrowers of Chablis organized these into 17 “umbrella” vineyards. The vines are planted along the valley of the Serein river in the communes of Chablis, Fontenay, Maligny, Chichée, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Courgis, Fleys and Beines.
VINIFICATION AND MATURING
-machine-harvested, delivered partially crushed to the winery
-pneumatic pressing
- cold static settling
-Alcoholic fermentation during 7 or 10 days in stainless-steel temperature-controlled vats (18-20ºC) to preserve a maximum fruit
-100% malolactic fermentation with selected bacteria
-pumping over every fortnight and ageing on lees
-qualitative bottling expected in May
Vintage : 2022
This 2022 vintage promises to be one of great quality.
We had a rather rainy November, December and January, and February and March were rather cool, which slowed down the emergence of the buds and in turn prevented the frost problems that we had last year.
May was very, very hot providing great flowering conditions. June was then a little chaotic weather wise, as we had some warm mornings and then with violent storms after midday, sometimes with hail. However, at least nothing really bad in our Burgundy.
The harvests started in Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits around 29 August, which is still relatively early and we had to deal with diverse levels of ripening. Some parcels really stood up to the heat and have given wonderfully ripe grapes. Of course, everything was conditioned by how the vineyard was managed and the amount of exposure. But overall, we had wonderful wines from these parcels, from other parcels which experienced more dehydration. The very high temperatures meant a greater halt in ripening, giving grapes a little less ripe, so we had to wait to harvest them.
By the end of August, we already had fabulous colour extraction and the acidity was very well balanced. All this allowed to be very confident, heading for a great vintage.
In the Chablis area, some winegrowers started harvesting as August was ending, but most of them started harvesting in the first days of September.
The harvesters were relatively unaffected by the rains, which fell either in the late afternoon or at night. The foliage, which was still in good health, benefited from it. Thanks to the rain, juice concentration was limited and the bunches of grapes were able to provide a good balance between sugar content and acidity.
The harvest concluded the third week of September with a smile: neither the frost nor the drought prevented the vineyards from producing close to normal yields. However, the volumes harvested varied from one domain to another, with some estates easily reaching full production while others were below the appellation's yield.
Wines in the making are expressing notes of ripe fruit, pear and peach, while keeping their freshness. They are generous and have a good balance. Quality is definitely there as well.
After a year 2021 disturbed by a poor harvest, this 2022 vintage is a real breath of fresh air.
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