2010-CHABLIS-1er-Cru-Montée-de-Tonnerre-Domaine-Moreau-Naudet

CHABLIS

2010 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre Domaine Moreau-Naudet

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

Really this wine is consistently Grand Cru quality. At the January tasting, however, it was remarkably restrained, lightly lemony and immensely delicate and detailed on the long finish. With six months more élevage to go, the future is looking as bright as ever. L&S (Jan 2012)


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A beautifully airy and refined nose offers up elegant floral notes where added interest is present in the form of wet stone, oyster shell, white peach and pear aromas. There is excellent volume to the medium weight plus flavors that possess a sophisticated mouth feel before culminating in a highly energetic finish that offers stunning persistence; indeed this is even longer than the Valmur, at least for now. Impressive. 2017+ Rating: 91-93 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Oct 2012)

The Montee de Tonnerre has a delicate, precise bouquet with touches of pressed flowers and chalk aromas. It takes some coaxing, but it is worth persevering with. The palate is fresh and citrusy on the entry with an underlying hint of almond. It fans out beautifully across the palate with an effervescent, joyful finish tinged with white peach and apricot. Lovely. Rating: 92-94 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jul 2012)

Rating: 17.5 Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Jan 2012)

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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