Rare in availability in France: Chablis Grand Cru "Les Clos" 2022 from Domaine des Malandes. Among the most prestigious appellations of Chablis, it comes from an estate whose reputation is well established.
Chablis Grand Cru 2022 - "Les Clos"
Complex
Powerful
Mineral
Fruity
Woody
Both fruity and floral, straight and clean, offering exceptional density and volume worthy of the greatest wines, its length in the mouth is also exemplary. Of a rare majesty, this wine combines elegance and refinement.
This Chablis Grand Cru does not owe its selection to chance: the long-term work developed by Lyne Marchive of Domaine des Malandes and continued today by her children explains this result, combined with a remarkable 2022 vintage in Chablis.
White Burgundy Wines Round and Powerful: Foie Gras, Creamy Sauce Fish, Grilled Sea fish, Lobsters, lobsters, Cream Poulardes, Civet Volailles, Epoisse, Roquefort, Bleu de Bresse
Appellation
Grand CruType of Wine
StillWine Making
Oak casksGrape Variety
ChardonnayHarvest
ManualBurgundy Region
ChablisVintage
2022Service
12 to 14 degreesCustody potential
2030Degree of alcohol
13°
White: pure green-gold in colour, evolving to a light yellow with age. A wine with fine keeping properties (10-15 years, sometimes more). Intense mineral scents (flint) but with room for lime-flowers, dried fruits, almond and a discreet touch of honey. Field mushroom gives a strongly characteristic touch to this wine. On the palate, acidity and fat are in perfect balance, as are liveliness and dryness. It has all the charm of an inimitable and authentic wine. This is the jewel in the crown of the Chablis range, richly nuanced by the variations in each Climat.
The vivacity of this rich, full-bodied Chablis Grand Cru provides a great dry wine to pair with foie gras, its pronounced minerality offsetting the bitterness of this noble dish. The subtle complexity of its aromas and its long finish in the mouth mean it is destined to partner lobster, crawfish, (grilled or, more subtly, in a white sauce with or without mushrooms), and prawns. All fine-textured fish in cream sauce prove worthy allies, as do white meats and poultry in cream. Its minerality and liveliness also do a fine job of counterbalancing the saltiness of oysters.
Serving temperature: 12 to 14°C.
Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru, and Chablis Grand Cru - the wines of Chablis form a pyramid, with at its top the appellation Grand Cru (recognised since 13 January 1938).
Chablis Grand Cru comes from vineyards in the commune of Chablis to the North- East of the town and facing the sun at altitudes of 100-250 metres along the right bank of the little Serein river which waters the district. The Grand Cru Climats form a continuous band along the upper part of the valley from Bougros in the North- West, through Preuses, Vaudésir, Grenouilles, Valmur and Les Clos to Blanchot in the South-East.
The appellation Chablis Grand Cru is a single entity but divided between 7 Climats, the names of which may appear on the labels. Les Clos may be the original kernel of the Chablis vineyards, first exploited by the Cistercians of Pontigny.
Here vines grow on Marls and Kimmeridgian limestones containing tiny fossilised oysters called exogyra virgula. These rocks were formed during the Upper Jurassic, some 150 million years ago. It is one of the few French AOC to define itself in terms of its geology.
Among the most prestigious areas of Chablis, the Domaine des Malandes enjoys an international reputation.
Lyne Marchive is one of the great figures of the production of great wines of Chablis
At the head of the magnificent Domaine des Malandes, it has propelled its production regularly to the highest level of international wine competitions, to the point of selling today more than 90% of its wines for export.
Among the many appellations of the Malandes area: Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume, Chablis 1er Cru Montmains, Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir ...
