Chablis Grand Cru Blanchots 2020

JEAN-MARC BROCARD

Chablis Grand Cru Blanchots
2020

  • Vegan

$149.99*

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Product code
102752
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Cross dock
Status
Store Only
Type of product
Still wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Yonne
Appellation
Chablis Blanchot
Classification
Grand cru
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay 100 %
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
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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

A beautifully harmonious wine enveloped with floral aromas on the nose. Layers of butter, toast and sea salt on the palate. A fine wine with good density, minerality and persistence in the mouth. An excellent pairing with shell fish, white meat and cream sauce dishes.

Press reviews

Decanter

- 95 points -

July 2019

The Brocards make this delicious Grand Cru white with purchased must, but there's not the slightest drop in standard compared to their domaine wines. Reflecting the quality of many Blanchot bottlings in 2018, this has orange zest and sandalwood aromas, hint of beeswax and citrus and sappy, mouth-watering finish.

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Tim Atkin MW

- 94 points -

January 2016

Surprisingly exotic for a Blanchot, which can be very austere in its youth, the Brocards’
wine is made from purchased grapes. The oak is quite assertive, but there’s plenty of sweet peach and pear fruit for support, underpinned by lip smacking acidity.

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