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2021 Chablis, Forêts, 1er Cru, Louis Michel & Fils, Burgundy

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Jasper Morris MW
89-92/100
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2021 Chablis, Forêts, 1er Cru, Louis Michel & Fils, Burgundy

Description

Fôret is another lieu-dit of Montmains but such is its individuality that the great majority of the production is sold as Fôrets. Guillaume has 1.7 ha and he says the soil here is stonier than in Montmains and he is looking for the purest expression of that difference. There is some mid-palate fat but the overriding essence of the wine is of flinty cool stone and a rocky finish.

Drink 2026 - 2034

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Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Alcohol % 13
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Property Domaine Louis Michel

Critics reviews

Jasper Morris MW 89-92/100
Forêts was badly frosted unfortunately. Pale lemon and lime. The bouquet is more closed here, wants to be mineral but currently reticent. But it has a fine thread of citrus lined stoniness across the palate. Not massive but nicely poised.Drink 2025-2029Jasper Morris, insideburgundy_com (January 2023)
Drink 2025 - 2029
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com (Jan 2023)

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

Domaine Louis Michel

Prior to 1970 all the wines from this domaine were fermented and matured in old oak barrels. By 1980 the old oak had been thrown out and the domaine had switched entirely to stainless steel. Today the domaine is run by Jean-Loup Michel and is widely recognised as the prime exponents of unoaked Chablis in the region.

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