2019 Domaine Guy Robin ‘Montee de Tonnerre’ 1er Cru Chablis

WSI93 Aromas of sauteed lemons, crushed shells, light honey, incense. Broad and plush, with good mineral energy. Long. PAIRING SUGGESTIONS: Regional goats’ cheese; chicken in mushroom sauce; seared ahi tuna or other rich, fresh fish. Estate vines are located in all three lieu-dits in ‘Montée de Tonnerre’: Côte de Bréchain, Pied d’Aloup and Chapelot. Soils are called “millefeuille,” or many-layered, with white clay and fossilized oyster shells. AGE OF VINES: 40-60 years WINEMAKING: Hand-harvested. Pressed immediately, with juice held in tank for 24 hours to settle naturally. Fermented on indigenous yeasts in French oak barrels (10% new.) Aged just under one year in barrel. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.