2007-CHABLIS-1er-Cru-Forêts-Domaine-Moreau-Naudet

CHABLIS

2007 1er Cru Forêts Domaine Moreau-Naudet

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin France, Burgundy
District Chablis
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 12.5%
Vineyard Forêts

Rich and mineral this is densely packed with bright, racy fruit. The extreme acidity present in this wine when young has now softened and evolved into fabulous length. L&S (Jan 2009)


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This has a little more complexity on the nose than the Vaillons with apple-blossom, beeswax and white flowers. It is lacking a little sharpness on the palate with bitter apple on the conservative finish. Average. Drink now-2010. Rating: 86 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2009)

This is the most backward on the aroma. The attack is very saline and pure. It is even, slippery stone with a silky roundness to the middle palate. The acidity is very neatly embedded in the wine and carries to the finish with a delicacy. There is a definite floral note on the finish. So appealing. Fine. From 2009/10.Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing (Feb 2009)

Light nose with raciness. It does actually smell like a forest floor... Very intense fruit with extremely delineated precision and at the moment too much acidity to enjoy. Fresh and attractive in lean idiom. 2011-2016 Rating: 17 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2009)

Domaine Moreau-Naudet

A domaine of 25 hectares, of which 3 are in Petit Chablis, 11 or 12 in Chablis, 0.58 in Beauregard, 3 in Vaillons, 2 in Forets, 1.6 in Montmains, 0.86 in Montée de Tonnerre, and 0.58 in Valmur. (Yes, this does not make 25 - there are further parcels of young vines in the Courgis sector - Côte de Jouan and Goulotte, which are currently sold in bulk).

Virginie (Mimi) Moreau is proving more than equal to the task of taking over from her husband Stéphane. Stéphane, who was influenced by Vincent Dauvissat (who recommended him to us many years ago, and who remains an influence here) was vigneron whose star burned very brightly, and the domaine continues along the lines he set, working organically, hand-picking, aiming for optimum maturity while avoiding any botrytis influence.

The cellar-work is also masterful, using 30% barrel-élevage for all the Premier and the Grand Cru, but not in such a way that oakiness can readily be detected in the wines (all the barrels are steamed rather than charred and there is no new oak except for in the straight Chablis, and then only one barrel per 100hl in order to age it prior to using for the Premiers Crus).

Mimi's daughter Neil (Nelle) is a bright new addition to the team here and together there is a calm confidence in what they are doing, and the wines - full of racy character, textural depth and complexity, seem to be better with every vintage.

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