Domaine Moreau-Naudet Petit Chablis Burgundy, France 2022

Producer: Domaine Moreau-Naudet

Grapes: Chadonnay

Where: Chablis, Burgundy

Country: Fance

Taste: Grapefruit, smoke, chamomile, sea salt.

Vibes with: oysters, raw seafood, light pastas. 

Biodynamic Farming

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Additional Info:

Despite coming from a 2.5 hectare parcel of young vines, this wine is made with the same level of care that the rest of the wines are. Contrary to the profile of most Petit Chablis, yields are lower than average, fermentation is with indigenous yeast, and it is harvested by hand. The wine is aged for nine months in stainless steel before bottling.

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This one’s a tragic beauty: Stephane Moreau was arguably *the* rising badass of Chablis, the most dynamic young grower/maker in some time, and his wines were fought over and coveted. He passed in late 2016, right as his star was ascending, but his wife and co-winemaker Virginie Moreau picked the torch right up. 2020 may be her best work since his passing, with all the hallmarks we associated with Moreau: intensity, weight and a saline purity in equal measure. A friend of Dauvissat and Raveneau, this has all of their qualities (biodynamic farming,and deeper wines) ... at about half the price!