Domaine Vrignaud Chablis Fourchaume 1er Cru

Region: Chablis, Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 12.5%

Pale lemon in colour. The wine has a lovely flinty character on the nose, alongside bright aromas of citrus fruits and blossom. Complex and textured on the palate, with a marked minerality and a linear acidity which drives the complex flavours onto the long finish.

Guillaume has four hectares of certified organic vineyards within 1er Cru Fourchaume. This prime 1er Cru is are situated in the north of Chablis, near the commune of Fontenay-Près-Chablis, on the eastern banks of the Serein river. The vineyard benefits from an ideal south-facing aspect. The vines are an average of 30 years old, planted on clay-limestone Kimmeridgian soils, and produce grapes with great concentration of flavour.

Guillaume Vrignaud joined the family domaine in 1999, when his father was a member of the co-op in Chablis, and convinced him to build a cellar and start making his own wines. Their success was such that they have grown from 12 hectares of vineyard to 27 hectares today. In 2009, Guillaume moved to organic viticulture but, like many growers in Chablis, abandoned it in the difficult 2016 growing season and is once again in the middle of the three-year conversion period.

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