2019 Chablis Fourchaume
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The 2019 Chablis Fourchaume 1er Cru has a linear nose, nicely focused and revealing saline/marine scents with aeration. The taut, fresh palate offers a fine bead of acidity, veins of sour lemon, and orange peel and strawberry flavors. Tensile from start to finish, delivering plenty of weight and harmony. This is a very classy Fourchaume that will age with panache.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2019 Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume is lovely, mingling aromas of citrus zest, nutmeg, fresh bread and struck match in an inviting mélange. Medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural and incisive, it's a bright, youthfully tightly-wound wine with a flinty finish that should age with grace.
The Fourchaume parcels are located outside the village of Maligny as you head towards Chablis. The vineyard faces the setting sun. A proportion of our Fourchaume is aged in oak barrels used for 2 to 5 vintages (no new oak) and the remainder is aged in stainless-steel vats. Even more intense aroma than on the Beauroy: green apple, citrus and cedary notes. The stony Chablis character is more in the texture. Lovely freshness even in a vintage that is full of fruit. Great balance between intensity and elegance with a long finish. (JH)