CHABLIS PREMIER CRU `VAUCOUPIN`

CHABLIS PREMIER CRU
"VAUCOUPIN" 2022

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2021 2022

Grape variety

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Pale gold.

Nose: An intense, powerful bouquet showing peaches and bergamote aromas with grilled almonds notes.

Palate: In the mouth, the wine is ample and powerful, with notes of dried fruits, spices and citrus.

Wine and food pairing

Perfect with hot oysters, fish in sauce, but also white meats (veal, poultry). Sushi goes perfectly with its minerality. Goat cheeses, Blues and Comté.

Serving temperature

Serve ideally at around 14°C / 57°F.

Ageing potential

Already very pleasant, it will express its full potential up to 4 to 6 years after its vintage.

Origin

The 27 hectares of Vaucoupin's vines are located on the right bank of the Serein river in the commune of Chichée.

As for the history, the name Vaucoupin could refer to the structure of the vineyard itself. It could mean that the valley used to covered with woods that were cut at a time or shared between several different owners. It might also refer a former owner, named Coupin.

Our cuvée comes from grapes harvested on very old vines with roots burrowing deeply into the stony, clay and limestone soils.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes were brought in as musts and underwent a slow pneumatic pressing followed by a very cold static settling before alcoholic fermentation, which lasted 10 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks (18 to 20°C). After 3 days, 15% of the juice was
racked into barrels. Aged for 18 months on its lees, with frequent pumping over. 100% malolactic fermentation. Light filtration before bottling.

Vintage : 2022

Uncertain weather conditions all the year long, but mild in the end throughout the season!

The harvest, running from 25 August to 16 September. The grapes were beautifully healthy, with varying degrees of ripeness depending on the exposure.

Balanced, honest white wines. Maturing ought to bring just the right degree of roundness to red wines with varying qualities, depending on the maturity of each plot. We have both sophisticated, fruity red wines with a good Burgundy tension as well as rich, warmer ones.

A pleasant vintage in terms of quality with excellent yields for both whites and reds. The vinification choices have been crucial as to whether to favour acidity or the alcoholic degree.

CHABLIS PREMIER CRU "VAUCOUPIN" 2022