Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 2018

JEAN-MARC BROCARD

Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
2018

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$76.99*

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Product code
167643
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Cross dock
Status
Allocated
Type of product
Still wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Yonne
Appellation
Chablis Montée de Tonnerre
Classification
1er cru
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay 100 %
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

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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Tasting notes

Aromas of crystallized apricot, underlying butter and liquorice notes, with touches of spices (white pepper). Lovely minerality, with a powerful and a structured finish.

Press reviews

Decanter

- 96 points -

Tim Atkin MW, July 2019 (Vintage 2018)

Did organic viticulture enable the Brocards to deal with the heat of the 2018 vintage? There's certainly no sign of stress or over-ripeness in this beautifully weighted foudre- and stainless steel-fermented Right Bank premier cru, the best of the vintage. Sappy, elegant and refined with a hint of wood spice and a fresh, racy, classically Chablisien finish.

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James Suckling

- 92 points -

August 2019

An impressive nose with very attractive, ripe lemon and peach aromas, as well as a stony edge. The palate has a taut, crisp and fresh feel with bright acidity, holding peaches and limes in tight.

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