Florence et François Bachelier 'Les Forneaux' Premier Cru Chablis, 2020

Florence et François Bachelier 'Les Forneaux' Premier Cru Chablis, 2020

Regular price $56.00

This wine is made of 100% Chardonnay, from "Les Forneaux", the only Premier Cru in Chablis to face due South. We would love to pair it with something crispy or fatty, like otoro sushi or fried calamari. The grapes are from 32 year-old vines on limestone soils above the river Le Serein. Done a little more 'old-school', this wine is aged in a combination of neutral oak and stainless steel, and sees lees aging for 5 to 8 months. A wine that has a rounder texture than expected and a touch of fresh Irish cream and cultured butter. Supporting the still-pure fruit of ripe note of nectarine and peach in addition to the Meyer lemon and freshness, “Les Forneaux” is an incredible wine that is well-suited for indulging tonight or going the distance in your cellar. Due to reduced yields in 2021, the 2019 and 2020 vintages have only been released in small amounts, so get it in your glass before it’s gone.

  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • High Acid
  • Creamy

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PAIRS well WITH

  • Fish
  • Soft Cheese
  • Grains & Pasta & Rice

Details

From our Importer: The first wine that one of my mentors ever tasted and ordered in France was a Chablis-- specifically the 1973 vintage from Maurice Fèvre, and long before he discovered François Raveneau who was later described in one of his early newsletters as "coldhearted," and "the crusty old misanthrope" who would only sell his Premier Cru Chablis to the U.S. before eventually offering some Grand Cru Valmur.

Raveneau also played an early role in my wine career as I was lucky to discover it during my retail days in Portland, Oregon (back when you could actually buy a few bottles). It was the Chablis that introduced me to Chablis. At the time I never dreamed that I would someday visit the cellars of Raveneau, later get to know Isabelle and her father Bernard (François' son), and then actually import some Chablis of my own finding one day.

In the spirit of my adventure in Chablis, I am super excited to now introduce the Chablis from Florence and François Bachelier to our shores. Florence is a cousin to another producer I used to work with in Chablis, and with her husband François they are 8th generation farmers of eighteen hectares in Villy. Most of their vines are over 60-year-old vines -- and included in their modest holdings is a tiny slice of the Chablis Premier Cru "Les Fourneaux." Their old-vine and Premier Cru bottlings are aged in mostly old barrels, while their textbook AOC Chablis is aged exclusively in tanks.

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