CHABLIS GRAND CRU VALMUR

CHABLIS GRAND CRU VALMUR 2021

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2021

Grape variety

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Visual: Beautiful yellow gold dress.

Nose: Intense fresh and mineral aromas dominate with notes of citrus zest and lemon verbena.

Palate: A perfect balance between liveness and fat with, in the mouth again,notes of citrus and pastry cream. An elegant finish with a hint of fine smoke.

Wine and food pairing

Excellent with seafood or fish such as salmon and turbot. Also try with white meats in cream sauce.

Serving temperature

Serving temperature : 12°C/ 14°C.

Ageing potential

5 to 10 years.

Origin

From among the seven prestigious climats located in the commune of Chablis, the 11.92 ha of Valmur stretch across a “valley” at the heart of the appellation, running alongside that of Vaudésir as well as Grenouilles and Les Clos.

Its location, offering subtle variations of exposition and altitude, enable more varied wines to be produced here than in the other vineyards. Moreau’s selection concerns 2 ha of the vineyard.

Chalky scree slopes overlying Kimmeridgian marl. The soil is heavy and is strewn with small fossilized oysters known as “Exogyra Virgula”.

The grapes come from a single plot of old vines, facing the setting sun and often the last to be harvested.

Vinification and maturing

- Grapes brought in and long pneumatic pressing,
- Static settling,
- Alcoholic fermentation starts in stainless steel vats,
- 3 days later, 30% of the juice is placed in fine-grained barrels aged 1 to 2 years,
- Malolactic fermentation,
- Bâtonnage (stirring of the lees) for the part in casks,
- Aged for 18 months on fine lees.

Vintage : 2021

Nature certainly set a challenge for the winegrower and the winemaker with this vintage.

It began with very warm temperatures at the end of February which led to an early bud break. The historic frost in April then destroyed young shoots that had emerged too early, significantly affecting the future harvest. Changing weather continued to characterize the vintage through to the harvests. There were spells of rain from May to mid-August, obliging winegrowers to be constantly on the alert.

This vintage also required a major technical effort. The vinifications had to be carried out with meticulous attention and precision with a particular care over the extraction of colouring matter, the balance of the structure and the aromatic expression of the red wines, and of the freshness, balance of acidity and aromatic potential of the white wines.