2022 Chablis, La Part des Anges, Famille Grossot, Burgundy

Description

This is a special cuvée of around 4,000 bottles per year, made from two contiguous parcels on steep slopes in Fleys. One parcel is sunnier, the other cooler. The marriage is remarkably harmonious, yielding a wine with magical density and weight, yet underpinned by a searing acidity. This is definitely one to cellar.

Drink 2024 - 2030

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour White

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2022

Maturity Ready - youthful

Grape List Chardonnay

Body Medium Bodied

Producer Famille Grossot

Critics reviews

Jasper Morris MW 88-91/100

I tasted two components of what will make up the Part des Anges bottling. The first had a touch of reduction from a late malolactic. A denser and warmer finish than the regular Chablis, but all the fruit is white, making a dense block. Another, from Fontecote, is backward, discreet, very classy, with exceptional length. Exemplary.Drink 2025 - 2029Jasper Morris MW, insideburgundy_com (June 2023)

Drink 2025 - 2029

Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com (Jun 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.

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