Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet
2016
Jean-Marc Brocard's origins lie in the Côte d'Or, a farmer's son from the village of Chaudenay-le-Château, not even the son of the vigneron. Following his father’s advice Jean-Marc studied Engineering leaving behind agricultural life. It was an accident of marriage that brought him to wine when he married Claudine (his childhood sweetheart), a vigneron's daughter from the village of St-Bris-le-Vineux in the valley of Yonne. Starting with single a hectare of vines from his father-in-law in...
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The Côte de Léchet, it is 38% sloped towards the sun and has a rocky terrain. Wines from this site are small yields have
Temperature controlled malolactic fermentation. Aged in 100% stainless steel tanks for 14 months. Uses natural yeast.
An elegant wine that is very well-balanced with flavours of grapefruit, white flowers and gorgeous buttery properties.
A subtle, but quietly brooding Côte de Léchet, with white flowers on the nose, struck match note and more than a hint of the Côte d'Or about it. Natural yeasts used here, with the wine all aged in old foudres.
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The 2018 Chablis Côte de Léchet 1er Cru offers good brightness and energy, as well as fine overall balance. Citrus and saline notes give this mid-weight wine some structure.
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This also flashes plenty of classic Chablis character though with much more citrus influence. Once again there is fine underlying tension to the delineated and mineral-driven flavors that possess a sleek mouthfeel while displaying fine length on the balanced finale. This also needs more depth so a few years of cellaring should prove to be beneficial.
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