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Grape Variety :
Chardonnay
Exposure: South
Age of the vines : 30 - 45 years
Soil : Kimmeridgian limestone
Vinification : Traditional in temperature controlled tanks
Aged : in temperature controlled tanks
Ageing : from 5-10 years or more depending on vintage
Appearance
Pale light gold in colour with slight greenish glints. Bright, luminous
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The
nose
is full of sunshine, gaiety, beauty and maturity. A rich, splendid
bouquet of a multitude of flowers. A basket of fruit on a fresh
summers morning.
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The
taste
is full and round - a perfect balance of rich, powerful flavours
and finesse, mellowness and freshness. Everything that was so
appealing on the nose reaffirms itself on the taste. The finish
leaves us blissfully happy with mouthfilling voluptuousness.
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Small,
rough-shelled ' Creuse' oysters - Clam salad with hazelnut oil - Langoustines
with creamed sea-urchins - Pike cooked in chervil butter - Swordfish
filets marinated in lime juice - Poached turbot in hollandaise sauce
- Bass cooked in white wine with calves sweetbreads - Fois-gras either
goose or duck - Veal escalope with baby onions - Poularde de Bresse
- Chaource, Langres or Epoisse cheese - Caramelized upside-down apple
tart. |
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Serving temperature :
10-12° as an aperitif or just for pleasure, 12-14° if it is to accompany
a meal..
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Petit Chablis 
