PETIT CHABLIS

Colour: Light and brilliant gold colour often enhanced with green highlights.

Nose: The nose is composed of aromas of white flowers mixed with notes of citrus fruits, on a mineral background.

Palate: The mouth is vivid and light, with a well balanced acidity An enthusiastic attack is followed by a pleasant roundness Its full body pairs perfectly with its freshness and offers a persistent sensation on the palate

Perfect with oysters, fishes, poultry, some types of exotic cuisine J apanese Indian and goat cheeses.

Served chilled at a temperature of 10 to 12 C.

This wine should be tasted in its youth to better appreciate its distinctive fresh flavours which will be present for two to three years, and up to five at the most.

100% Chardonnay.

Chablis, situated near Auxerre in the Yonne department, is among the northernmost vineyards of Burgundy It is characterized by producing exclusively white Chardonnay wines and by its geology which is believed to date back to the Kimmeridgian period The Petit Chablis are implanted on both sides of the Valley of Serein, at the top of the hill or the start of the plateau

Grapes and must were brought in for a long pneumatic pressing Then, the juices were left to settle in order to get rid of the roughest lees Alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperatures 18 to 20 C) to keep a maximum of fruit and glycerol The malolactic fermentation began rapidly after and was complete in January To finish, the wine was aged on its lees for 7 months.