2019 CHABLIS Les Reinettes Domaine Denis Pommier, Lea & Sandeman

CHABLIS

2022 Les Reinettes Domaine Denis Pommier

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Colour White
Origin France, Burgundy
District Chablis
ABV 12.5%

On the north side of Cote de Lechet.
Pear and lemon, green applies. Nice appetising nose. A touch of gas still here (not bottling until the Spring) – so it feels especially fresh tasting today. Such good intensity and acidity. L&S (Dec 2023)

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(from 25+ year old vines planted in 100% Kimmeridgian soil). A ripe yet cool and airy nose features notes of prominent mineral reduction, white orchard fruit, especially Granny Smith apple, and a whiff of quinine character. There is even better underlying tension suffusing the detailed and stony medium-bodied flavors that conclude in a lingering, bone-dry and youthfully austere finale. This well-made effort could use better depth but more should reasonably develop if given time Drinking range: 2028 - Rating: 89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Oct 2024)

The 2022 Chablis Les Reinettes has a light, apple-blossom- and pear-scented bouquet that never quite slips out of first gear. The palate is better with a fresh line of acidity, revealing Granny Smiths mixed with light flinty notes and a delicate finish. I'd give it a few months in bottle to allow the aromatics to open. Tasted blind at the BIVB tasting in Chablis. Rating: 88 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Aug 2024)

All kimmeridgian unlike the blended Chablis. Paler in colour and slightly steelier on the nose. Then much more so on the palate, with a piercing fresh white apple fruit, and excellent tension. The white fruit dominates the finish. Needs time but will be a serious Chablis. Drinking range: 2025 - 2027 Rating: **** Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Dec 2023)

Domaine Denis Pommier

Founded when the Pommiers inherited 2 hectares of vines in 1990. Isabelle and Denis bottled their first wine in 1994 and now have 23 hectares of vineyards, which are certified organic (which sadly cost them dearly in terms of lost crop in 2016 and 2017) and run according to biodynamic principles. Further reading is available in the form of Denis' book 'Les Larmes de Ma Vigne', published in 2020.

The Petit Chablis is a model of brisk freshness - made entirely in stainless steel - while the Premier Crus in benefit from a small amount of barrel-fermentation and élevage. The two named 'lieu-dits' of Chablis 'village', Les Reinettes and Croix aux Moines, are about a hectare in total. The Troësmes is within the larger premier cru 'Beauroy'. The Pommiers think this 'best bit' deserves to be identified by its correct name. It is relatively rounder, while the Côte de Léchet is the one for fans of the slatier, crystalline side of minerality. Keep either of the premiers crus for four to six years.

Petit Chablis 9.5 ha (+ 2 planted not yet in production)
Chablis 6ha
Chablis Reinettes and Chablis Croix aux Moines 1ha - a north-facing slope which catches the sun late in the day. Reinettes is on pure Kimmeridgian clay, under Croix au Moines, which is on a thinner soil at the top of the hill, both in the same sector as CĂ´te de LĂ©chet.
Chablis 1er cru Troësmes 1.8ha - white marl, facing due south.
Chablis 1er cru Cote de LĂ©chet 1.1 ha - chalky, south-east-facing.
Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume .8 ha - a very steep hot south-west facing slope.

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