Chablis Le Grand Bois

Wine information: In 2005 Romain Bouchard took over Domaine de la Grande Chaume, a Domaine of of 3.38 hectares of vines located in two beautiful areas. From the start, Romain introduced a rigorous viticulture with respect to Mother Nature in order to obtain an optimum quality of grapes. Much work is carried out in the vines to get the best out of each parcel (dis-budding, crop thinning). No chemical products are applied in the vines and only natural products (copper and sulphur) and plant extracts are used. Yields are controlled and grapes are picked by hand and carefully pre-selected before pressing. The vinification and maturation (twelve months minimum) take place in ideal conditions at the family’s winery of Pascal Bouchard in Chablis. Domaine de la Grande Chaume has been in organic conversion since 2007 (Ecocert). The first AB certified vintage is 2010. This wine comes from a small single vineyard (0,55 hectare) situated in the Valley of "Grand Bois" in Fontenay près Chablis. This is a young vineyard planted on a composition of marl, limestone & Kimmeridgien clay, with a steep slope and a South-West exposition. Made in tank and partly in oak barrels, this generous Chablis can be drunk within 3 to 5 years.

Tasting Notes: Romain Bouchard's Le Grand Bois has a complex nose that is a marriage of fruit and some creamy / buttery notes. On the palate there is an initial fruity attack which gives way to more more fresh mineral characteristics. Will develop gracefully over the next 3 to 4 years as everything integrates.

Reviews: “There's some attractive butteriness, almost creaminess, to the refreshingly crisp bone dry fruit character here, making this organic Chablis the perfect partner for shellfish.” 88 Points, Anthony Rose, The Wine Gang

“Muted appley nose. Rich, spicy and concentrated, with weight and some density. Good depth of flavour and a long stony finish.” (drink now-2016) 17.5/20 Decanter Magazine, August 2010

 
     

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