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CHABLIS

2015 1er Cru Côte de Léchet Domaine Denis Pommier

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ChardonnayWhiteFrance,BurgundyChablis1er Cru 12.5%Côte de Léchet

(Tasted from tank - bottling in Spring 2017.) Lovely bright attack here. More tension more balance a more focused drive of tighter-wound fruit. The vintage's warmth and is still in evidence and there is good weight and the finish is less firm than a purist's dream - but this is 2015 and Dennis has made a dreamy Chablis - the most precise of his in the vintageL&S (Nov 2016)

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Clean and easy and almost sweet. Exciting. Creamy. Much richer than the average Chablis! But a nice, if atypical, wine. Drinking range: 2018 - 2024 Rating: 16.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Oct 2018)

(aged in 50% wood). A whiff of unabsorbed sulfur doesn’t entirely mask the lemony aromas of pear and wet stone. The mouth feel of the stonier middle weight flavors is finer though to be sure there is still very good richness and mid-palate volume, all wrapped in a sappy, complex and lingering finish. Once again this should be approachable young if that’s your preference. Drinking range: 2020 - Rating: 90 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2018)

Rating: 17 Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Feb 2017)

Racy and lively and halfway between Mâconnais and Chablis (but much richer than any Côte d'Or wine). Lively. Drinking range: 2018 - 2028 Rating: 16.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2017)

Founded when the Pommiers inherited 2 hectares of vines in 1990. Isabelle and Denis bottled their first wine in 1994 and now have 23 hectares of vineyards, which are certified organic (which sadly cost them dearly in terms of lost crop in 2016 and 2017) and run according to biodynamic principles. Further reading is available in the form of Denis' book 'Les Larmes de Ma Vigne', published in 2020.

The Petit Chablis is a model of brisk freshness - made entirely in stainless steel - while the Premier Crus in benefit from a small amount of barrel-fermentation and élevage. The two named 'lieu-dits' of Chablis 'village', Les Reinettes and Croix aux Moines, are about a hectare in total. The Troësmes is within the larger premier cru 'Beauroy'. The Pommiers think this 'best bit' deserves to be identified by its correct name. It is relatively rounder, while the Côte de Léchet is the one for fans of the slatier, crystalline side of minerality. Keep either of the premiers crus for four to six years.

Petit Chablis 9.5 ha (+ 2 planted not yet in production)
Chablis 6ha
Chablis Reinettes and Chablis Croix aux Moines 1ha - a north-facing slope which catches the sun late in the day. Reinettes is on pure Kimmeridgian clay, under Croix au Moines, which is on a thinner soil at the top of the hill, both in the same sector as Côte de Léchet.
Chablis 1er cru Troësmes 1.8ha - white marl, facing due south.
Chablis 1er cru Cote de Léchet 1.1 ha - chalky, south-east-facing.
Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume .8 ha - a very steep hot south-west facing slope.

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