Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2020 - Magnum - William Fevre

Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2020 - Magnum - William Fevre

From the estate

96/100 Parker

When to drink this wine : 2030 - 2055

Tasted by William Kelley in 2022: "The 2020 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos is another brilliant effort from Fèvre's immensely capable winemaker, Didier Seguier, and his team. Devouring aromas of candied citrus, fresh bread, oyster shell, orange zest and crisp orchard fruit in the glass, it is powerful, satiny and muscular, with a concentrated, taut profile and a long, intensely saline finish. This is the broadest and most powerful wine in the lineup, while remaining very Chablisian."

THE VINEYARD : The greatest and most famous of the Grands Crus, it is the historical cradle of the Chablis vineyard. The terroir, facing south, with a soil composed of very white, dense and deep clays, rests on a calcareous compression situated at 80 cm which brings typical spicy notes.

GRAPE VARIETY : Chardonnay

SOIL OF THE CALL: Deep clay-limestone

AREA SURFACE :4.11 hectares

AREA OF APPELLATION : 26.04 hectares

ORIENTATION OF THE PARCELLES: South

TASTING NOTE: Remarkably complex bouquet with a combination of notes of fruity, floral and spicy, with great minerality. Full-bodied palate

opening up with age to give powerful and generous wines.

FOOD/WINE AGINGS: Fish, shellfish, grilled seafood or seafood in sauce. creamed. Poultry and white meats grilled or in cream sauce.

THE PERFECT FIT: Roasted turbo in creamy sauce and small vegetables.

SERVICE TEMPERATURE: Between 12°C and 14°C

VENDING: Manual.

VINIFICATION: Use of the principle of gravity to avoid any pumping that could be detrimental to the quality of the wine. Pneumatic pressing of short duration (1h30 to 2h00) for a delicate separation between the solid and liquid parts of the grapes. Very light static settling in order to preserve sufficient fine lees for alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. can proceed in a natural way. The musts are put into French oak barrels (aged in average of 6 years) for 60 to 70% of the cuvée. The balance is vinified in small stainless steel vats.

AGEING: 14 to 15 months, including 5 to 6 months on fine lees in French oak barrels for 60 to 70% of the wine. the cuvée. The maturing process ends in small stainless steel vats.