Domaine Soupe Chablis Grand Cru Preuses 2022

Domaine Soupe Chablis Grand Cru Preuses

Region: Chablis, Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 13%

Bright yellow in colour, the nose is powerful with precise aromas of citrus and stone fruit married with subtle toasted notes. On the palate, it is richly textured with a marked minerality and a crystalline acidity carrying the pronounced flavours onto the long finish.

The 0.09-hectare parcel of Chablis Grand Cru 'Preuses' lies at the top of the slope to the west of the Grand Cru hill. The exposition is directly west, and the vines therefore receive the last hours of sunshine during the summer months. The vines are between 16-19 years old and sit on a mixture of Portlandian and Kimmeridgian limestone soils. Although the Soupé brothers do not own any vines here, they work with the grower to get the quality of fruit they want.

Upon arrival at the winery , the hand-harvested grapes were gently whole-bunch pressed in a pneumatic press and the juice was left to settle. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts and malolactic fermentation both took place in used oak 500-litre demi-muids. This ensures the oak is well integrated and provides texture without overpowering the wine. The wine is aged for six months on fine lees, but Frédéric chooses not to carry out bâtonnage during this period in order to retain as much vibrant acidity as possible.

Domaine Soupé, run by brothers Frédéric and Jean-Michel Soupé, is a relatively new Chablis domaine that only recently started bottling. Although the domaine is new, the Soupé family have owned and farmed vineyards in Chablis for three generations. The brother's maternal grandfather was the 71st grower to join the ‘La Chablisienne’ cooperative winery founded in 1923. Frédéric and Jean-Michel left the cooperative in 2018 to create their first vintage as Domaine Soupé.