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Guillaume Vrignaud Fourchaume Côtes de Fontenay 2015
Chablis, Burgundy, FranceThe Vrignaud family, settled in the village of Fontenay-près-Chablis, have been growing vines for 5 generations. Guillaume Vrignaud started to bottle his first wines in 1999, and became certified organic in 2009. They have 28 hectares today. This comes from the Côtes de Fontenay climat, at the entrance of the valley, in Vrignaud's four hectare vineyard in the 1er Cru Fourchaume. The vines were planted in 1955 in brown clay and Kimmeridgian soils. After a native ferment in stainless, this remained there for one year on lees, without bâtonnage. Brown butter, anjou pear is cut and lifted with green apple and crystalline lemon, showing well the shade of aged Chablis, and the cut of the cool, north-winded Côtes de Fontenay. The palate is silken and harmonious, riding a bed of lees through the lingering finish. Drinking very smartly now, and with time ahead still.Tasted: 30 January 2022Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| ON | $67.00 | 750ml | consignment |
Grape: Chardonnay
