CHABLIS
2021 Grand Cru Valmur Domaine Moreau-Naudet
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| Other | Practising Organic |
| District | Chablis |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| ABV | 13% |
| Vineyard | Valmur |
This is magic. Extreme Chablis - with lovely minerality - almost bracing in its squeaky freshness. Lovely weight of fruit too. Some hard Reggiano cheese notes add wonderful, real savouriness - and then sparks of delicate white fruit pop out too. The Grand Cru Valmur is long and complex. Albeit, tight as a Tick for now! Wonderous. L&S (Nov 2022)
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As with her other wines, Virginie's work is the definition of precision. She admirably is very, very specific about each of her choices with each of her wines. The result here is sheer joy in a glass. It is citrusy and spicy with a finessed, smooth palate feel and scintillating acidity. The notably long finish is elegant and perfectly in place already. These 60 ares of MoreauNaudet vines sit between those of Raveneau and Vocoret. Drinking range: 2023 - Rating: 95 *** Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Feb 2023)
Domaine Moreau-Naudet
A domaine of 25 hectares, of which 3 are in Petit Chablis, 11 or 12 in Chablis, 3 in Vaillons, 2 in Forets, 1.6 in Montmains, 0.86 in Montée de Tonnerre, and 0.58 in Valmur. (Yes, this does not make 25 - there are further parcels of young vines in the Courgis sector - Beauregards, Côte de Jouan and Goulotte, which are currently sold in bulk).
Virginie (Mimi) Moreau is proving more than equal to the task of taking over from her husband Stéphane. Stéphane, who was influenced by Vincent Dauvissat (who recommended him to us many years ago, and who remains an influence here) was vigneron whose star burned very brightly, and the domaine continues along the lines he set, working organically, hand-picking, aiming for optimum maturity while avoiding any botrytis influence.
The cellar-work is also masterful, using 30% barrel-élevage for all the Premier and the Grand Cru, but not in such a way that oakiness can readily be detected in the wines (all the barrels are steamed rather than charred and there is no new oak except for in the straight Chablis, and then only one barrel per 100hl in order to age it prior to using for the Premiers Crus).
Mimi's daughter Neil (Nelle) is a bright new addition to the team here and together there is a calm confidence in what they are doing, and the wines - full of racy character, textural depth and complexity, seem to be better with every vintage.
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