Domaine Laroche Chablis Les Vaillons Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru 2022

Domaine Laroche Chablis Les Vaillons Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru

Region: Chablis, Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 12.5%

The wine displays complex aromas of citrus and stone fruit and toasted nuts. The palate offers intensely concentrated flavours of citrus and apricot fruit balanced by a linear acidity and culminating in a persistent, refreshing finish.

Laroche own 2.17 hectares of Les Vaillons, one of the finest and most powerful premier crus in Chablis. The excellent south-east exposure and kimmeridgean soils ensures that the fruit achieves optimum ripeness and precision, while a portion of clay in the soil adds richness to the finished wines. The vines are all over 60 years old on average, which adds to the concentration and intensity of fruit.

Domaine Laroche is deeply rooted in the history of Chablis, based in the ‘Obédiencerie’, a former monastery in Chablis itself, where wine has been made for over 1,000 years. The quality of the wines is consistently impeccable, with the Chablis hallmark of crystalline purity and racy acidity. Their ownership of vineyards is remarkable and sets them apart from their main competitors. Chablis is a fragmented region, yet Domaine Laroche owns 90 hectares of vines, including 21 hectares of Premier Cru and six hectares of Grand Cru vineyards. In addition to their own vineyards, the domaine has developed long-standing purchasing partnerships with 40 small growers. Both the building and vineyard are still very much alive today: the estate continues to make and mature Premier and Grands Crus in the original cellars. The domaine has been built up over the past 160 years, but a dynamism that is unusual in such a venerable producer permeates everything Laroche does.

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